Whether you agree or disagree with Sarah Palin’s politics, one thing is certain: The Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate has reignited a debate among women about what it means to have it all.

That’s the topic of the next People@Work column, which publishes tomorrow. Look for it here at LoHud.com in the Business section.

Last week’s federal unemployment report noted that the nation’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent largely due to huge jobs cuts at the nation’s larger employers.

The economy lost 84,000 jobs last month, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

A new report, however, notes that small employers, those with fewer than 50 employees, added 20,000 jobs [...]

Workers in the state got a boost this week from Gov. David A. Paterson after he signed the state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN.

The new law, which is similar is some respects to the federal WARN Act, requires private employers with 50 or more employees to give them and the state Department [...]

Though job cuts ebbed a bit last month, the tapering off wasn’t sufficient to keep the summer of 2008 from going down as having the largest number of job cuts since 2002, analysis released this week shows.

August job cuts jumped 12 percent compared to a year ago, totaling nearly 89,000, according to the latest Job [...]

As Labor Day approaches, a new study finds workers are more anxious about the future of their jobs and their financial independence.

Many American workers fear that their jobs will move to another country, feel undervalued or underpaid, and worry that they may never be able to retire, according to the report, titled “The Anxious Worker,” [...]

Though many workers are having a tough time finding suitable employment in today’s uncertain economy, companies also face challenges finding highly skilled people, a new report says.

According to the fourth annual Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations Report by Robert Half International and Internet jobs site CareerBuilder.com, employees rated the level of challenge in finding a [...]

Workers who find that their work days stretch beyond the normal eight hours can take some solace in knowing they’re not alone.

A recent Monster.com poll showed more that more than three-quarters of employees work more than eight hours a day.

When asked “On average, how long is your workday,” 58 percent of readers of the career [...]

While the ailing economy may be taking a toll on job opportunities for younger workers, those aged 45 and older, data show, are still in demand by employers.

Employment among those 55 and older grew by 3.7 percent to 26.6 million in July up from 25.7 million a year ago, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. [...]

A recent report on “Marketplace,” a public-radio news program, noted that applications to the nation’s business schools set a record this year as young workers delayed job seeking instead for additional education.

But it isn’t only young workers who are getting in on the education game, as today’s People@Work column explores. Older workers, too, are returning [...]

The faltering economy has been cited as one reason workers are increasingly competitive among one another in the workplace.

“In an uncertain economy, people grow more concerned about job security and proving their worth to employers,” says Dave Willmer, executive director of OfficeTeam, a temporary staffing firm. “This pressure to perform may result in rivalries between [...]