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U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban employment agreements that typically prevent workers from leaving their companies for competitors, or starting competing businesses of their own.
Andrea Hsu
Job growth slowed last month, partly over the impact of the UAW strikes

The U.S. added 150,000 jobs last month, slowing down from the blistering pace seen in September. The drop was partly the result of an unprecedented autoworkers' strike.
Scott Horsley
The job market was stunningly strong in September

Employers added 336,000 jobs in September, far more than expected. It's good news for people looking for work, but the strong labor market could complicate the Fed's fight against inflation.
Scott Horsley
How to lose money if you’re a working woman? Have kids

Working women stand to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of their careers compared to their male counterparts. The median salary gap between men and women is particularly dramatic in Washington state.
Monica Nickelsburg
21,000 overpaid WA unemployment recipients won't have to repay the state

About 21,000 people in Washington state have learned that they won't have to pay back unemployment benefits they received during the pandemic. But that is not the case for thousands more.
Paige Browning
Inflation soars in Seattle

If you live here you already know Seattle is expensive. Today we’ll talk about some of the factors driving up prices. Axios Seattle reporter Christine Claridge is here to talk about Seattle’s notably high inflation and what it means for you.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore
Changes to Washington employment laws and wages in 2023

From changes to minimum wages, rideshare drivers, and employment transparency, new rules for Washington's employers went into effect at the start of 2023.
Diana Opong

Angela King

Dyer Oxley

Eilís O'Neill
Visa holders face uncertainty amid layoffs

A wave of layoffs hit the tech sector in Seattle and around the country this fall. And industry executives say there are more to come. Losing a job can be devastating, and for some workers it threatens the ability to stay in the U.S. Attorney Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law helps explain what visa holders are facing with recent job cuts.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore
Lots of jobs, no workers

You’ve seen the help wanted signs all over town. There are plenty of job openings, but businesses are struggling to hire workers. UW Public Policy professor Jacob Vigdor is here to explain what’s going on with the labor market.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore
Hazard pay is the latest casualty of the 'waning pandemic phase'

Seattle grocery store workers will soon see less money in their paychecks after the Seattle City Council voted to no longer require hazard pay. The move is part of a broader trend in Seattle; even as COVID continues to spread in the community, the city is moving away from some pandemic era policies that have helped people get by.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson

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