Something remarkable happened in the years immediately preceding and, especially, following the pandemic: Wages for poor workers began rising much faster than they did for the rich. That era may have ...

Used cars that once cost less than $20,000 are quickly disappearing from the market, and low-income workers are asking whether they’re being “priced out of the entire car market.” Even people working ...

The Trump administration made work requirements for low-income people receiving government assistance a priority in 2025. The departments of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services ...

Having a job is the goal of most every adult in America. A job provides true security: a steady income for food and shelter, access to health insurance, and the essential intangibles of identity and ...

A report on the state of labor in Ohio shows the pay gap between the highest and lowest workers continues to widen, and union representation is falling. Those are just two findings in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But there is some good news for low-income residents: In the new year, two additional metros are poised to join the ranks of ...

While rent prices continue to trend downward nationwide, just five of the 50 largest US metros remain affordable for workers earning minimum wage on a 40-hour week. But there is some good news for low ...

The 2010 Affordable Care Act established the biggest federally funded entitlement for Americans in the labor force. To ensure that this spending was focused on those unable to provide for themselves, ...