Women’s Pay as a Share of Men’s Reaches a Record High The median earnings of full-time female workers was 78.3 percent of the median for men in 2013, up from 76.5 percent in 2012. Still, the gap remains significant. The Census Bureau released new data Tuesday on the pay gap between men and women,

Federal, State Governments Push Apprentice Programs, but Find Few Domestic Takers   The Obamaadministration and governors from Michigan to North Carolina have a solution for some of the U.S. manufacturing sector's woes: German-style apprenticeship programs. But their success is proving to be

The super rich got super richer as the gap between them and the rest of Americans continued to widen over the last few years, according to a new Federal Reserve report.  In its Study of Consumer Finances, released every three years, the Fed found that the wealthiest 3% of American households

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference. The gap between the richest Americans and the rest of the nation widened after the Great Recession, a survey by the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, suggesting deepening U.S. income inequality. Though