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Unemployment declined 1 percentage point to 6.9 percent as the economy continues a slow recovery despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Wages are set to go up in Florida after voters passed a minimum wage ballot initiative in Tuesday’s election.

The coronavirus and uncertainty over the election are slowing down employment gains.

In the first episode of the five-part documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.

This five-part series is a comprehensive effort to explain the racial discrimination Black Americans face in our financial system.

The Internal Revenue Service is extending timelines for performing some of the actions associated with the low-income housing tax credit and bonds for qualified residential rental projects to give businesses more time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The job numbers were boosted by employment in professional and business services.

The tight labor market prompted wage increases to accelerate at the end of the year.

Hourly earnings grew 3.11 percent among employees of small businesses in November, the highest level since at least 2011.

Job growth at small businesses fell slightly in August, according to payroll giant Paychex, but wages showed encouraging signs.

Jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services rose 3.6 percent last month.

The Securities and Exchange Commission teamed up with the North American Securities Administrators Association to explain the application of federal and state securities laws to opportunity zone investments.

The proposed regulations could unlock greater development in low-income communities and give investors a chance to reap tremendous profits.

Although the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased take-home pay somewhat, millions of households treat tax refunds as a built-in component of their annual budget.

The Internal Revenue Service released a revenue procedure Wednesday offering guidance on the use of tax-exempt bonds to provide housing for military veterans, farm workers and other groups.

The unemployment rate edged up to 4.0 percent because of the partial government shutdown.

The IVES program employed by mortgage lenders is back up and running, with user fees helping pay the salaries of IRS employees working in the unit.

Average compensation has once again increased for public accounting professionals in the New Year.

Hourly earnings grew at a moderate pace last month, but employment leveled off.

The initiative was opposed by the mayor and divided leaders of the city’s booming technology industry.