New federal data shows that poverty among Allen County’s school-age children is rising, even as unemployment remains low and jobs are widely available.

If a significant number of people rely on minimum-wage jobs, Connecticut has an unhealthy economy or an unskilled workforce.

Raising the minimum wage stands to benefit millions of American workers, supporters say, lifting them out of poverty and increasing workers’ family resources, but it has remained untouched for over a ...

For both proponents and opponents of an increase to the minimum wage, Monday’s Congressional Budget Office projection was a mixed bag of outcomes. The proposed Raise the Wage Act would increase the ...

Near-historic price increases for basics like food and gas have drawn scrutiny to a question at the heart of the economy: How much money must a worker make to stay afloat? The price of eggs has risen ...

New York's care providers are not paid adequately and are on the brink of poverty. Albany lawmakers can help improve their ...