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Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 339,000 in May, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage point to 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, government, health care, construction, transportation and warehousing, and social assistance. This news release presents statistics from two monthly […]
The jobs data underscores the divide between college graduates and those without degrees.
08/10/2021 Comments Off on The jobs data underscores the divide between college graduates and those without degrees.
As the economy registered disappointing job growth in September, the divide between those with and without a college education was again stark. Employment for holders of a bachelor’s degree rose by 169,000, and the unemployment rate for that group fell to 2.5 percent from 2.8 percent in August. By contrast, among those with a […]
Continue reading …September Jobs Report Is Expected to Show an Improvement From August
08/10/2021 Comments Off on September Jobs Report Is Expected to Show an Improvement From AugustEconomic data on Friday is expected to show that job growth picked up in September but remained suppressed by the latest coronavirus wave, which led Americans to avoid restaurants and travel and made some reluctant to rejoin the work force. Economists surveyed by FactSet expect the report, released by the Labor Department, to show that […]
Continue reading …A Year After a Jobs Bust, College Students Find a Boom
07/10/2021 Comments Off on A Year After a Jobs Bust, College Students Find a BoomSeniors and graduates are again in demand as companies revive recruiting, underscoring the economic premium that comes with a diploma. Trevaughn Wright-Reynolds, a senior at Colby College in Maine, expected a lengthy job search when he returned to campus in August. “I wasn’t sure how much interest I was going to get,” he said. “I […]
Continue reading …“When you talk to workers, they don’t want to sign up for a 9-to-5 job,” said Hayden Brown, who runs UpWork, a site that matches freelancers with employers.
Continue reading …New Report Measures 'Return on Investment' of Various College Degrees
13/08/2021 Comments Off on New Report Measures 'Return on Investment' of Various College DegreesA new report measures the “return on investment” offered by various higher education programs.
Continue reading …Many Pandemic Retirees Weren’t Ready. How to Cope if You’re One of Them.
12/08/2021 Comments Off on Many Pandemic Retirees Weren’t Ready. How to Cope if You’re One of Them.A significant portion of workers who left their jobs since the coronavirus began surging were financially unprepared, research shows.
Continue reading …McDonald’s Franchise Settles Suit Involving ‘Dog Diaper’ Masks
11/08/2021 Comments Off on McDonald’s Franchise Settles Suit Involving ‘Dog Diaper’ MasksWorkers at a California restaurant said inadequate safety measures, including unsuitable face coverings, were to blame for a Covid-19 outbreak.
Continue reading …Will the Pandemic Productivity Boom Last?
10/08/2021 Comments Off on Will the Pandemic Productivity Boom Last?Fewer workers are making more stuff. If it lasts, that’s big news for the economy of the 2020s.
Continue reading …Wall Street Splashes Cash on Junior Bankers
10/08/2021 Comments Off on Wall Street Splashes Cash on Junior BankersA rise in starting salaries could help counter burnout but pandemic precautions might become a more important differentiator.
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- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill