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Tractors at Southeast Mahindra, an assembly plant and distribution center for the Indian manufacturer Mahindra, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Credit Melissa Golden for The New York Times

When Foreign Companies Are Making, Not Killing, US Jobs

by Patricia Cohen | Aug 15, 2017 | Business

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — At the airport here, there is a reminder to travelers of the jobs that global trade can bring. A shiny 2017 Volkswagen Passat is stationed near the entryway and labeled: “Designed in Germany. Built in Chattanooga.” The American map is dotted with...

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If Workers Are Scarce, Is It the Work or the Wages?

by Patricia Cohen | Jul 23, 2017 | Business

New York- The labor market is stumping even the experts. The unemployment rate is near a 16-year low, and employers are fretting about their inability to find reliable workers. That shortage of workers should prompt an increase in wages. Remember that supply and...

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Carmella Salinas at the Family Learning Center in Española, N.M., where she has taught early childhood education for 14 years. She earns $12.89 an hour and her week is capped at 32 hours. Credit Minesh Bacrania for The New York Times

Child Care Expansion Takes a Toll on Poorly Paid Workers

by Patricia Cohen | Aug 14, 2016 | Business

Carmella Salinas has worked steadily for 14 years as an early-childhood-education teacher, taking care of 4- and 5-year-olds at the nonprofit Family Learning Center in the hardscrabble community of Española, just north of Santa Fe, N.M. Even so, she rarely earns...