A worker took to the internet in disbelief after reviewing his pay stub for his first month earning a 100k salary. He was thoroughly discouraged after realizing that what he thought would be a ...

There are cracks emerging in America’s strong job market. The number of “discouraged workers” jumped 21% in a month, according to the Labor Department. “They are the ones that believe that there were ...

Low unemployment is not drawing discouraged workers back into the job hunt, according to a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City that undercuts one of the positive narratives about ...

The Springfield News-Sun is committed to providing readers with news about jobs and the region’s economy. We talked with local and state experts about the size of the region’s workforce and its ...