Solutions to big problems don’t fit on a bumper sticker.

The average worker in the Phoenix metropolitan area earned 1 percent below the United States average last year, according to data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Guess what conservatives?

A new study suggests that women are more equal to men in Arizona than in most of the rest of the country - at least when it comes to salaries.

The University of Phoenix will offer three new associate degree programs to help meet growing need for information technology professionals in Arizona. The field is expected to experience 22 percent growth by 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Aerospace engineers working in Arizona earn more than most of their counterparts across the United States while elementary school teachers here earn less.

Shame on you, John Kyl, for your recent comments chiding our president for showing concern for the plight of the 300-plus million Americans who are NOT millionaires or billionaires, and more than likely never will be.

A new study suggests that women are more equal to men in Arizona than in most of the rest of the country - at least when it comes to salaries.

Finally - I open the Sunday newspaper and see something positive regarding job seekers, rather than the usual negative news about unemployment and loss of jobs. I was so excited!

WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in June for a third straight month as more Americans resumed their job searches with mixed results. Employers added roughly 112,000 new positions, less than half the growth that economists were anticipating.

Sometimes there are points where conservatives like me can totally agree with President Obama. Consider the following:

Despite an expanding economy and improved productivity in recent years, American workers are experiencing sluggish growth in wages.

Carrington College Mesa, part of DeVry Inc., has earned a five-year accreditation for its physical therapist assistant associate degree program from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).

Rio Salado College, part of the Maricopa Community College District, and The New York Times Knowledge Network have joined together to provide a national online post-baccalaureate teacher preparation program. This program is designed for those who have a bachelor’s degree and are seeking teacher certification in elementary, secondary or special education. Details about the program can be found at www.discoverteaching.net.

Wages in Arizona outpaced the nation last year, but it remains to be seen how high gasoline and natural gas prices will affect consumers’ pocketbooks, analysts said Thursday.

The last time the White House took a good look at the status of women in the country, John F. Kennedy was president and Eleanor Roosevelt chaired a commission on the issue.

Despite the harsh economic conditions that have plagued Valley businesses this past year, wages and salaries managed to steadily increase, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Bucking the global economic slowdown, Arizona businesses managed to eke out a 2.7 percent gain in exports to foreign countries in 2008, according to statistics released this week by the Arizona Department of Commerce.

Valley residents like to go out on the town, look good and drive in style. That's according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey, which examined average spending patterns in 2005 and 2006.

Older workers are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. work force, according to the federal Administration on Aging, but they also face unprecedented challenges in today's job market.

A career fair and expo focusing on careers in the alternative energy and environmental sectors will be held Jan. 6, 2009 in Phoenix.

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Katrina bruised the economy in September, causing the first nationwide job loss in two years, but the damage wasn’t as awful as many had feared.

Arizona is at the top of the list when it comes to metro-area job growth, according to a recent report.