employment

A new government report shows New Jersey's unemployment rate fell by more than a half a percentage point to 7.8 percent in November as the state added nearly 17,000 jobs and 31,000 people stopped looking for work.

A bill that would bar an employer from conducting a criminal background check on job candidates during the pre-application and application process has been approved by an Assembly committee.

Full-time foot-dragging for America's jobs recovery means part-time employment has been on the rise.

U.S. employers added 169,000 jobs in August and much fewer in July than previously thought. The slowdown in hiring could complicate the Federal Reserve's decision later this month on whether to slow its bond purchases.

The ranks of the underemployed are on the rise, according to several sources.

For more than half a century, men have been disappearing from the workforce.

Stocks edged higher on Wall Street Wednesday as encouraging news about the U.S. job market offset a mix of worrying developments across the globe.

More Americans are quitting their jobs, suggesting many are growing more confident in the job market.

If you, or a son or daughter will be entering college this fall, here's a "heads up" on the 10  worst paying college majors.

A new survey shows one in two employees are at least satisfied with their boss, but just one in five complain the boss has hurt their career.