U.S. weekly wages rise 4.2% in past year, but gender pay gap persists

Median weekly wages for women rose roughly 2.1%, from $1,054 in the third quarter of 2024 to $1,076 in the third quarter of ...

Syracuse’s painful employment gap for Blacks and Hispanics: What can be done?

The gap for Hispanic workers was 3.7 percentage points in New York in 2024 and 2.1 points nationwide (compared to Syracuse’s 7.5-point gap). For Black workers, it was 5.5 points in New York and 4.2 ...