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Back to work: 'We're not going back to the office'
05/05/2021 Comments Off on Back to work: 'We're not going back to the office'
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U.S. Economic Confidence Index Stable at -12
13/09/2016 Comments Off on U.S. Economic Confidence Index Stable at -12
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy is generally stable. The Gallup U.S. Economic Confidence Index was -12 for the week ending Sept. 11, compared with -10 one week earlier. Source: Gallup U.S. Economy Newsfeed
Continue reading …More Women Than Men Earn Minimum Wage
06/05/2014 Comments Off on More Women Than Men Earn Minimum Wage
Far more women than men have jobs paying minimum wage or less, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by the Pew Research Center. More than half the U.S. workforce is male at 53%. But of those who earning minimum wage or less, 62% are women and 38% are men, according to the study. According […]
Continue reading …Online Labor Demand Edged Up 28,900 in April
05/05/2014 Comments Off on Online Labor Demand Edged Up 28,900 in April
Labor demand flat thus far in 2014 Online advertised job vacancies were up 28,900 to 4,923,000 in April, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series, released today. The March Supply/Demand rate stands at 2.1 unemployed for each vacancy, with a total of 5.6 million more unemployed workers than the number of advertised vacancies. “April’s […]
Continue reading …April Conference Board Employment Trends Index Up
05/05/2014 Comments Off on April Conference Board Employment Trends Index Up
Solid Job Growth is Likely to Continue The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in April. The index now stands at 118.00, up from 117.77 (an upward revision) in March. This represents a 5.5 percent gain in the ETI compared to a year ago. “April’s increase in the Employment Trends Index, and continued improvement in […]
Continue reading …Survey Says Many U.S. Microbusiness Owners Depend on Second Job
20/04/2014 Comments Off on Survey Says Many U.S. Microbusiness Owners Depend on Second Job
Nearly one in three microbusiness owners in the U.S. depend on a second job as their main source of personal income, according to the new Sam’s Club/Gallup Microbusiness Tracker. More than half (54%) of first-year microbusiness owners say they depend more on a second job for their personal income. Meanwhile, business owners who have been […]
Continue reading …Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Inching Up
19/04/2014 Comments Off on Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Inching Up
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index averaged -15 for the week ending April 6, continuing to show slight improvement from the -20 recorded in early March. Source: Gallup Economy
Continue reading …U.S., Japan and Germany Unemployment Continues To Improve
19/04/2014 Comments Off on U.S., Japan and Germany Unemployment Continues To Improve
U.S., Japan and Germany Unemployment Continues To Improve. But Many Euro Area Economies Still Struggling In February, unemployment fell in Japan, Germany and Sweden, according to unemployment rates and employment growth data compiled and standardized by The Conference Board International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program. Unemployment experienced the largest increase in the Netherlands (from 7.1 to 7.3 percent), […]
Continue reading …Fewer Americans Feeling Frugal, But No Sign Of Spending Splurge
18/05/2013 Comments Off on Fewer Americans Feeling Frugal, But No Sign Of Spending Splurge
By ANDREW DUGAN, Gallup— Nearly four years after the end of the Great Recession, fewer Americans are watching what they spend. The percentage of Americans who say they are “spending less money” has fallen to 41%, down from a high of 57% in 2010. Meanwhile, 26% of Americans say they are spending more money than […]
Continue reading …Predatory Payday Lenders: On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated By Debt
18/05/2013 Comments Off on Predatory Payday Lenders: On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated By Debt
By Paul Kiel and Krista Kjellman Schmid, ProPublica, and Mitchell Hartman, Marketplace– Seven years after Congress banned payday-loan companies from charging exorbitant interest rates to service members, many of the nation’s military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceeding 400%. The Military Lending Act sought to protect service members […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- 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