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Raises Are Still Scarce, but Employee Perks Are Coming Back
10:15AM 3/04/2011
To retain and attract top employees, U.S. companies are turning to perks such as subsidized training and flexible work conditions rather than raises. These incentives are finding a welcome among employees, too, especially educational benefits.
Labor's Fall -- Not Oil's Rise -- Is Key to Inflation
12:00PM 3/01/2011
Despite all the worry over the impact of rising oil prices, recall that the U.S. is now a largely services-based economy. And observe that the rising wages that have led to real overall cost rises in decades past are nowhere to be found today. Exhibit A is in Wisconsin.
Salaried employees hoping their 2010 annual raise will provide some relief as they attempt to recover from the worst economic downturn in 80 years are likely to be disappointed: Raises for U.S. workers may barely keep pace with inflation this year.
Move to Rock Island County, Ill., if you want a hefty raise
3:00PM 1/24/2009
Where in the heck is Rock Island County, Ill., and how fast can I get there?
According to a report by one of my favorite data sites for labor figures -- the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Rock Island County in Illinois near the Iowa border had the largest over-the-year gain in average...
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