F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs

After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.

U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about three-quarters as many workers as it employed a decade ago.