Over the past week, the House Finance Committee heard two opposing arguments regarding funding for child care workforce recruitment and retention efforts.  New Hampshire’s biennial budget trailer bill, House Bill 2, allocates $7.5 million a year to aid efforts to strengthen the child care workforce. Early education in the Granite State is facing several challenges, […]

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To attract and retain workers, many employers are raising wages, providing a favorable outlook for carpenters—with some locations offering more lucrative prospects than others. These are the best-paying states and metros for carpenters.

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To attract and retain workers, many employers are raising wages, providing a favorable outlook for carpenters—with some locations offering more lucrative prospects than others. These are the best-paying states and metros for carpenters.

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Nationally, plumbers earn about 30% more than the typical worker—but more localized data shows a highly regional industry. We ranked U.S. states and metros according to the median annual wage for plumbers, adjusted for the cost of living.

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Nationally, plumbers earn about 30% more than the typical worker—but more localized data shows a highly regional industry. We ranked U.S. states and metros according to the median annual wage for plumbers, adjusted for the cost of living.

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The H-1B visa program is a crucial path for skilled foreign workers in U.S. industries. With the new $100,000 H-1B application fee now in effect for overseas filings—the biggest cost shift in the program’s history—Manifest Law has published a new analysis mapping where H-1B workers earn the highest wages in the U.S. Using newly released Department of Labor certification data, the study ranks U.S. metros by median H-1B wage and includes breakouts by occupation, employer, and state. The rankings reveal which U.S. cities and tech companies pay the most for specialized foreign talent.