Employee Participation

Fifty percent of employees say they're more productive when they telecommute while 23 percent say they're much more productive, according to a new survey by Team Viewer.

The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states likely will remain sluggish because of weakness in ethanol and food production, but conditions vary widely across the region, according to a report released Monday.

New Hampshire has one of the nation's highest employment rates for young adults at a time when the national rate is lower than it has been in more than 50 years, according to a report released Monday.

United Airlines says it will pay $100 bonuses to employees after recording its best on-time performance of this year in November.

A survey shows U.S. manufacturing shrank in November to its weakest level since July 2009. The impact of Superstorm Sandy and worries about automatic tax increases that could take effect in January combined to reduce factory orders and manufacturing jobs.

Todays workforce is more diverse, and women are no exception to this trend. In fact, women are filling more senior leadership roles than they were just 10 years ago, which can be attributed to a shift in attitude in the workplace.

Americans cut back on spending last month while their income remained flat. The weakness in part reflected disruptions from Superstorm Sandy that could slow economic growth for the rest of the year.

State officials in Georgia are reaching out to over 500 people who lost their jobs in the recent Hostess company liquidation.