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Kohl's Corp. says it plans to hire more than 52,000 holiday employees nationwide this season, up more than 10 percent from last year.

With a new generation of workers are becoming employed at management levels, the gap between seniority and leadership is closing as 34 percent of U.S. workers report their bosses are younger than they are, and 15 percent report working under someone who is at least 10 years younger, according to...

Call it a case of reality catching up to the hype: Consumer-driven health plans have leapfrogged HMOs to become the second most popular employer-provided plan design.

More than 350,000 public school students spent a fifth day out of class Friday as bargaining to end the city's teachers strike dragged on ahead of a meeting of union delegates whose approval is required to seal any deal.

Most university and college career center directors say students have a lack of interest in formal career preparation and professional development, which is preventing them from successfully gaining employment, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers on behalf of the Career Advisory Board.

U.S. industrial production fell in August by the largest amount in more than three years as factories produced fewer cars and other manufactured goods and Hurricane Isaac triggered shutdowns along the Gulf Coast.

Mitt Romney is promising to reduce taxes on middle-income Americans.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped to the highest level in two months, although the figures were skewed in part by Hurricane Isaac.