How Bad Is The Labor Shortage? Cities Will Pay You To Move There

– The Wall Street Journal

Towns with unfilled jobs are handing out money, student-debt relief and home-purchase assistance to lure potential employees-one by one.

Report: Wage Growth Could Pick Up

– Glassdoor

A report released today by the job-review website Glassdoor found that wage growth rose only 1.2 percent in April compared with a year ago, but that it could soon rebound to the 2-3 percent levels seen throughout the year.

High Hopes, Hazy Role For Labor Department’s Second-In-Command

– Bloomberg

The new occupant of the Labor Department’s No. 2 office is facing lofty expectations from the business community that may outweigh his actual influence.

How Wall Street Bought Toys ‘R’ Us And Left 30,000 People Without Jobs

– BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed takes a critical view of private equity’s role in the declining fortunes of some retailers.