A rate study conducted by the Louisiana Rural Water Association suggests raising the average residential water bill in the ...

A substantial and unexpected rise in women’s labor force participation rates over the past few years has been a key factor ...

On Tuesday the Opelika City Council voted for the occupational tax rate will be reduced from 1.5% to 1% effective on April 1, ...

The most recent data set compiles information from OSHA and the U.S. BLS across the 13 years between 2011 and 2023.

Researchers observed improvements in rates of burnout and work-life integration challenges among a cohort of U.S. medical oncology fellows in 2023 vs. 2013, but challenges remain, according to survey ...

School crimes and student suspensions dropped last school year in North Carolina but remain above pre-pandemic levels.

In a historic move, the Opelika City Council has voted to reduce the city’s occupational tax for the first time in over three ...

SYDNEY--New Zealand's unemployment rose to its highest level in four years in the final months of last year, highlighting the extent of its economic slowdown and locking in a further significant cut ...

High-income earners, retirees and the wealthy have the most to gain from no state income tax, local experts said. Low and middle class people feel more of the burden from sales and property taxes and ...

Wall Street thought the Fed was done lowering interest rates — at least for now. The Jan. 29 announcement of a "pause" proved the money runners were right. "We're not doing anything," the Fed ...

Between tech busts, a financial crisis and a pandemic, not to mention periods of too little inflation and too much, the nation’s central bank has used short-term interest rates, along with other ...

Ongoing strength in the U.S. economy drove mortgage rates up over 7% for the first time in eight months, casting doubt over a recovery in the housing sector. The 30-year mortgage rate inched up to ...