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Aging work force inspires utility worker training
In the worst recession in memory, Helen Duguay discovered that climbing utility poles is a better career choice than selling real estate.
A former real estate agent out of work since May, the 43-year-old mother of five is learning to scale poles and operate a crane . . . read more Read More
Big-name companies to help colleges train workers
As the White House stages a first-of-its-kind community college summit Tuesday, October 5, the Obama administration is proposing that stronger partnerships between two-year public colleges and big-name U.S. employers such as McDonald’s and The Gap will help better match workers with jobs during the economic recovery and beyond . . . read more Read More
Idaho’s high jobless rate leads to stagnant wages
Idaho’s high unemployment rate is affecting the wages received by those who still have jobs.
An Idaho Department of Labor report says the state’s median wage for all occupations rose less than 0.8 percent between spring 2008 and spring 2009 . . . read more Read More
The American Economy …confidence is lacking
Most forecasting economists will tell you that the U.S. economy returned to growth about 12-15 months ago…statistically at least, if not emotionally. The National Bureau of Economic Research, the “official” scorekeeper for the American economy, is expected to make that call at any time in coming months. We do know that what we now call the Great Recession started in December 2007 . . . read more Read More
US consumer confidence drop hits stocks
Renewed fears about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery hit stocks Friday, September 17, after a survey showed consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in over a year.
The University of Michigan reported that its main consumer sentiment index slipped to 66.6 in September from August’s 68.9 . . . read more Read More
How states fared on jobless claims, at a glance
New requests for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, August 16 to August 20, reversing three weeks of increases. Claims fell by 31,000 to 473,000, the Labor Department said . . . read more Read More
Scarcity of jobs puts more at risk of foreclosure
The jobs crisis is putting more Americans at risk of losing their homes.
One in 10 households has missed at least one mortgage payment, and more than 2 million homes have been repossessed . . . read more “> . . . read more Read More
New entrepreneurs can keep startup costs down
Starting a business can be expensive, as people find when they become entrepreneurs after losing their jobs. But many of these brand-new company owners have also found ways to keep those costs down . . . read more Read More
Unemployment aid won’t be enough to boost recovery
For jobless Americans struggling to pay their bills and keep their homes, the restoration of unemployment benefits could keep their crisis from getting worse . . . read more Read More
Profits are so last quarter: Wall St. eyes revenue
Even in a tough economy, increasing profits can be easy: Just cut costs enough and the bottom line keeps improving. But companies can only do that for so long.
Now Wall Street wants evidence that they’re actually pulling in more money . . . read more Read More
Summary Box: Joblessness drops in 39 states
UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS: The unemployment rate fell in 39 states and Washington, D.C., in June, the
most states to show a drop this year. While that’s a positive sign, it occurred mainly because more people gave up searching for work . . . read more Read More
Disincentives … an Update
Our Tea Leaf issue dated January 27, 2010 reviewed a handful of the major disincentives emanating from Washington DC that were currently sending shock waves through American businesses…and very likely to stifle solid levels of U.S. job creation in coming months and years. . . . read more Read More
A tale of 2 employment surveys, at a glance
The economy lost a net 125,000 jobs in June — the first monthly loss this year. Yet the unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent from 9.7 percent.
How did that happen? It’s because of how the government calculates who’s employed and who isn’t. . . . read more Read More
Stock and job woes take toll on Americans’ mood
So much for optimism. A dramatic drop in consumer confidence sent stocks plunging Tuesday, June 29, and left a key index at its lowest level of the year, heightening fears that the economic recovery is stalling.
The nation is in no mood to spend its way back to growth, but businesses have been . . . read more Read More
