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Continued Economic Uncertainty, Sluggish Job Market Still Hurting Retirement Pensions  
Continued Economic Uncertainty, Sluggish Job Market Still Hurting Retirement Pensions  

Labor Landscape Some 56 million employees at various work environments across the U.S. are unable to save via a retirement plan through their jobs, according to analysis from the Pew Charitable Trusts.   And while these […]
New Survey Finds Employees Fear Being Injured at Work in Stress-Fueled Environments
New Survey Finds Employees Fear Being Injured at Work in Stress-Fueled Environments

Safety at Work A new survey finds that 46 percent of Americans fear a coworker could turn violent on the job.   Workplace hazards kill approximately 140,00 workers each year – including 5,283 from traumatic injuries and an […]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to Close, Leaving Employees with Scant Job Security  
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to Close, Leaving Employees with Scant Job Security  

Labor Landscape The family-owned company that operates The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cited mounting losses and labor constraints for its closure. A final edition is expected on Sunday, May 3.    The shuttering of the Post-Gazette comes after a three-year strike by newspaper employees […]
Workers Stampede to use Voice-Activated AI for Job Efficiency in ’26 
Workers Stampede to use Voice-Activated AI for Job Efficiency in ’26 

The Trained A-Eye Market experts say voice tech is fetching some hefty converts as more and more office workers find the new technology brings greater job efficiency.  “The Artificial Intelligence (AI) voice market is here to stay […]
Gen Z, Millennial Workers Spur Growth in Health Savings Accounts for New Year  
Gen Z, Millennial Workers Spur Growth in Health Savings Accounts for New Year  

Labor Landscape Gen Z and millennial workers, roughly in their 20s, 30s and early 40s, are fueling a boom in health savings accounts (HSA).   Survey data from HSA research firm Devenir shows that in 2015, HSA accounts held a total […]
Workers Include Financial Wishes for New Year’s Resolutions  
Workers Include Financial Wishes for New Year’s Resolutions  

Labor Landscape A new Wells Fargo survey, with data collected by Ipsos among U.S. adults 25 years old or older with incomes under $100,000, finds 97 percent are planning on New Year’s Resolutions to include […]
Survey Finds Workers Anxious about Job Security  
Survey Finds Workers Anxious about Job Security  

Labor Landscape American workers are less merry this holiday season as a new survey finds them anxious about job insecurity in the wake of a sluggish economy and a stark reality that  job security may […]
American Workers Dumping Dining Out, Opting for More Economic Home-Cooked Meals  
American Workers Dumping Dining Out, Opting for More Economic Home-Cooked Meals  

Labor Landscape Dining out is dead.  That is the latest report from a YouGov survey that reports that 37 percent of Americans are staying home to eat and prepare meals.   The survey found that many […]