Employment

Employers added a whopping 339,000 jobs last month, a stunningly strong number. Here are some of the key takeaways of the country's red hot labor market.

New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that health services and hospitality drove job growth across the Philadelphia metro area over the past 12 months.

The lone dissenter in the case, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, said the ruling would hinder the development of labor law and “erode the right to strike."

Teachers are leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, amid fears of a nationwide exodus of burned-out teachers.

B.J. Callaghan, a 41-year-old from Ventnor, New Jersey, is another holdover from former coach Gregg Berhalter's staff.

There are six city pools, one within a mile radius of the North Philadelphia-based campus.

The committee added more than $2.2 million and 34 new positions to Carney’s recommended budget to begin implementing a state-licensed and regulated marijuana industry.

Trainees will learn to install heat pumps, which could cut climate pollution, lower energy bills, and keep families cool during increasingly hot summers, proponents say.

Nurses and other medical professionals held an informational picket at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, criticizing hospital ownership.

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s monthly survey of manufacturers found that activity in the region continued to decline for the ninth time in a row.

A recent survey of Philly businesses showed workers seem to be taking a stand against returning to the office full time.

About 900 unionized registered nurses at Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia are in contract negotiations with parent company, Jefferson Health.

The goal is not only to have a $15 minimum wage, but to wrestle control for future wage increases out of state control and into local hands.

Liberty Coca-Cola says the new contract with union workers provides the greater benefits and wages workers were asking for.

The agreement, which covers 9,000 union members, was overwhelmingly approved Monday. Contract negotiations continue for thousands of other Rutgers staff.