Economy

Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market.

The company is blaming the layoffs at its Lower Macungie Township plant on a downturn in the heavy-duty truck market.

The governor wants to require that time-and-a-half be paid to anyone who makes $45,000 or less and works more than 40 hours in a week.

Farm subsidies jumped to their highest level in fourteen years, most of them paid out without any action by Congress.

Despite calls for change, the outgoing Philadelphia City Council never managed to chip away at Mayor Jim Kenney’s soda tax.

By pooling resources, some counties and municipalities have cut costs and made efficiencies while maintaining services

We discuss last night's Democratic primary debate -- what the candidates said, the policies they covered, and how it may be playing out across America.

Union office cleaners are negotiating a new contract with commercial contractors. Some lawmakers want the $15 wage to be the base in Delaware.

We talk about what the candidates said and the policies discussed at last night's Democratic primary debate.

Working for the Census pays $17.50 per hour in South Jersey. Camden County officials say good local hires are essential to getting an accurate count.

Freelancers say the legislation meant to protect people from wrongly being classified as independent contractors will cost them business.

As world leaders and scientists gather at the UN climate summit in Madrid, we discuss the state of the climate crisis and clash between science and politics.

This is the third year farms have fewer trees to sell because they planted fewer during the recession. Ten and 12-foot trees are the most scarce.

Indian restaurants have been popping up along truck stops along major shipping routes in the United States, offering comfort foods to a new wave of drivers.

The forced imprisonment of more than a million Muslim Uighurs in detention camps in the Xinjiang region of western China may make Americans feel outrage and sadness.