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The Democrat running against Gov. Chris Christie and the leader of the State Senate are joining with a band of labor leaders and activists to urge New Jersey voters to support a November ballot question, which asks if you'd like to amend the constitution to increase the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.25.

Recently, Gov. Chris Christie conditionally vetoed a so-called "Facebook" bill because he felt a provision that barred employers from asking a current or prospective employee if they have a personal account or profile on a social networking website could lead to frivolous lawsuits.

Unemployment is slowly picking up pace in the country, however three-quarters of 2013's new jobs are part-time.

Throughout the past generation, American women were entering the workplace in surging numbers, but since 1990 that number has remained stagnant - with no clear reason as to why.

There's something thematically appropriate about a movie telling the story of a butler who quietly influenced the United States taking the number one spot at the box office over its flashy, bigger rivals. Lee Daniels' 'The Butler' took multiplexes by storm this weekend, taking down last week's competition as well as a handful of seemingly strong newcomers.

College graduation and 18th birthdays aren't excuses for children to move out anymore; in fact, more twenty-somethings are staying at home while they figure things out.

For decades, middle class families in New Jersey and across the nation have been struggling to make ends meet, but things could get even more difficult in the not-too-distant future.

A new Citi/Seventeen magazine survey finds a growing number of college kids in New Jersey and across the country are working at least part time while they're attending school.

New information from the Fed shows we are working less than our parents did in terms a hours per week.

Most states across the country have regained output levels, but few have recovered employment levels since the recession.