One industry affected could be health care, as an estimated one third of doctors are over 60; however, other professions such as teaching are seeing mass exits as well.

To compete with a low unemployment rate, American's blue-collar industries are adopting a blunter recruiting approach.

A growing number of U.S employers are conducting regular background checks of existing workers in addition to the routine pre-employment screening.

This job is so in demand that companies are begging colleges to let them help with class projects, hoping to get a foot in the door with potential candidates.

Pilots at American and Delta are studying ways to reconstitute or replace retirement plans that were scrapped or frozen during the airlines past financial struggles.

United Parcel Service warned it might have to take a charge of as much as $3.8 billion related to a potential pension-fund obligation.

United Parcel Service Inc. forecast 2015 earnings growth that will be short of a long-term goal as it faces higher pension contributions and a stronger dollar.