The end of nine-to-five office jobs would produce many social and economic benefits.

The new economy will put a premium on workers who can provide services that require a human touch.

Telework is on the rise in America and around the world, and it is even coming into reach for new professions that were once seen as exclusively hands-on. That’s a good thing.

The self-employed, a rising segment of the labor force, need affordable health care. Any of the inevitable overhauls of the ACA which lie ahead ought to try to ensure this.

Prestige jobs have captured more than 76 percent of “total real wage increase” since 2000. Much of this growth has gone to careers that require specialized education. But all is not lost for lower-skilled workers.

Service jobs are already providing good, sometimes great, salaries for workers today. The ongoing shifts in our economy may be painful, but there are reasons for optimism.

Berlin is banning Uber because its passengers might not be fully insured. These kinds of retrograde regulations are only self-destructive to the economies that adopt them.

In a partial blow to public unions, the Supreme Court ruled that certain kinds of public employees don’t have to pay union fees. The ruling clears the way of a crucial and necessary development: the de-bureaucratization of state services.

Butlers have become the face of the new service economy. But their lives are more complicated than many suggest, and the jobs of the future will likely be far more fluid and flexible.

There’s a growing body of butlers, cooks, estate managers, private security, maids, art advisors, and chiefs of staff employed by the wealthiest Americans. The really eye-popping part: salaries get as high as $250,000 per year.