As 'The Office' ends, other workplace shows find a big TV audience

When “The Office” crew clocked out Thursday night, the workers had been at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. for nine seasons, or about twice as long as the average job tenure for most Americans. But even as everyday workers tend to complain about their jobs and bosses and quickly jump ship for better opportunities, viewers have shown remarkable loyalty to TV programs about the workplace.

New mothers with college education hits record levels

Two of every three new mothers had at least some college education in 2011, according to the study released Friday by the Pew Research Center. The rate has almost quadrupled since 1960, when only 18 percent of new mothers had college experience.

Ford will add 900 jobs at its Claycomo plant

To meet surging demand for its best-selling F-150 pickup trucks, Ford Motor Co. plans to add 900 jobs and a third shift at its Claycomo plant. The company confirmed in a statement that the new jobs will be announced at a 10:30 a.m. event at the plant with Joe Hinrichs, Ford’s president of the Americas, and Gov. Jay Nixon in attendance.

Area jobless rate was 6.6 percent in March

Kansas City area employers added a net 1,800 jobs from March 2012 to March 2013, a 0.2 percent increase. The drop in joblessness from 7.1 percent a year earlier was partly due to about 8,000 workers leaving the local labor force and no longer being counted as working or looking for work.