Soaring stock prices might be a major reason the US workforce has been shrinking. That’s a conclusion from Bank of America, which examined the possible causes behind the US’s declining labor force participation rate. The number of people participating in the job market has ticked higher recently, but has generally trended lower over the last
In August, I left my steady job as a public high school teacher in New York City to start a full-time graduate program in Manhattan. I was concerned about the choice not only because I loved my work with children, but also because I had traded a steady paycheck and affordable health insurance for tens
