Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios One of the great economic puzzles of 2026 has been this: If the ...

(WJW) – Who couldn't use some extra cash? Employees paid on a biweekly schedule might have an easier time paying off holiday spending next month. That's because, during two months of the year, they ...

U.S. consumer prices were up 3.7% while workers' paychecks rose 3% over the year in September, the Labor Department said.

Americans are getting poorer despite bigger paychecks, goverment data shows ...

The start of October may feel pretty unremarkable for you, but depending on when you get paid, it may be an extra special month.

Knowing he’d have a hard time feeding his family of seven once his paychecks stopped coming, one Department of Veterans Affairs worker asked his local supermarket if it could cut him some slack on his ...

The Trump administration’s move to issue paychecks this week to some but not all federal law enforcement employees during the government shutdown is sowing division in the ranks and does little to ...

Through the first three weeks of the government shutdown, federal workers had been somewhat protected from the financial impact of the ongoing standoff in Congress. That started to change on Friday, ...

The highest paid employee, Jefferson County's county attorney, Theo Lawson, earned $394,056 — a $29,703 increase from 2025 when he also held the highest-paid county employee status. Wrapping up the ...