Jobs

The stock market is eyeing the third day of gains.

"I realize that the way I communicated this news made a difficult situation worse," Better.com founder and CEO Vishal Garg wrote in an email to employees. "I am deeply sorry and am committed to learning from this situation and doing more to be the leader that you expect me to be."

Mike Rowe warns the U.S. workforce could become "wildly" unbalanced if Americans don't control the perceived definition of a good job.

U.S. job openings unexpectedly climbed to a near-record high in October, as employers struggled to onboard new workers amid an ongoing labor shortage.

The tight U.S. labor market is likely to persist into 2022, pressuring companies to find creative solutions to retain and attract workers.

American workers are in line to receive one of the biggest pay raises in more than a decade, reflecting an incredibly tight labor market and the highest inflation in 30 years.

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said the formation of a union at some of the company’s cafes could disrupt the chain’s relationship with its workers, at a time when Starbucks seeks to expand its ranks of baristas.

Micron’s Atlanta Design Center, which will open for business in January 2022, will create up to 500 jobs across various STEM disciplines, including computer hardware and electrical and electronic engineering.

Toyota Battery Manufacturing North America will have four production lines, each capable of delivering enough lithium-ion batteries for 200,000 hybrid and electric vehicles. The automaker plans to expand the facility to at least six production lines to produce enough battery packs for up to 1.2 million vehicles per year.

Google said it is delaying its required return-to-office plans that were scheduled to start Jan. 10 at the earliest for U.S. offices.

U.S. labor board prosecutors have alleged that Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market illegally banned employees from wearing "Black Lives Matter" masks and punished workers who did, according to Bloomberg.