Culture
Job market notches third straight month of solid growth(The Daily Signal) â REUTERSâThe U.S. economy posted a third straight month of strong job gains in May, confirming the labor market was gaining traction after stumbling last year and… Read More
Government
WATCH: âItâs all private sectorâ: Job growth continues as federal government shrinksThe federal government has shed nearly 350,000 jobs since President Donald Trump was elected in late 2024, or 11.5% of its workforce, but U.S. employment continues to rise. âItâs all private sector,â… Read More
Public Education
Feds propose rules to penalize low-earning college degrees(The Center Square) â The U.S. Department of Education has proposed new rules aimed at holding colleges and universities accountable for programs that leave students with low-earning jobs as the… Read More
Government
Watch: Unemployment falls, wages rise in January reportStrong economic data for January bolstered President Donald Trumpâs claims that the economy is improving. CNBCâs Rick Santelli reported Wednesday that unemployment fell, hourly earnings rose and nonfarm payroll gains exceeded expectations. Read More
Culture
Expert: Labor market already experiencing AI benefits, dangersArtificial intelligence (AI) will drive major productivity gains leading to higher wages and job creation, said Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO of the hiring firm RedBalloon, in an interview with The Lion. But the CEO… Read More
Culture
US job growth slowed in August(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The U.S. economy added just 22,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in August, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The August… Read More
Culture
US GDP increased 3%, job growth slowed in July(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The U.S. economy added 73,000Â nonfarm payroll jobs in July, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Julyâs jobs report came… Read More
Government
Watch: American workers gained 2 million jobs under TrumpAmerican-born workers have gained more than 2 million jobs since President Donald Trump took office in January, while foreign-born workers have lost 543,000 jobs. Thatâs according to the June jobs… Read More
Culture
Report: Private sector jobs boomed in March as government employment shrank(The Daily Signal) â March saw an increase of 228,000 jobs, even as government employment declined, according to the new monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Friday report… Read More
Culture
In new record low, unionization rate falls to single digits in 2024(The Daily Signal) â Despite the Biden-Harris administrationâs âwhole of governmentâ attempt to increase unionization, the percentage of American workers belonging to unions notched down each of the past four… Read More
Culture
Americans fleeing blue states for red, seeking jobs, lower taxes and better cost of livingExpensive, highly regulated deep blue states are continuing to lose residents who are resettling in red states, which are more affordable. California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois are… Read More
Public Education
Ohio must foster competition in higher ed, stop favoring four-year degrees, policy expert saysÂA new report by Ohioâs Buckeye Institute features numerous recommendations to help college education better equip the next generation. âThe reforms outlined in The Buckeye Instituteâs report will foster competition… Read More
Opinion
Putting the BS in BLS: Made-up job numbers(The Daily Signal) â New job numbers are out andâhilariouslyâpayrolls jumped 227,000, yet persons employed dropped 355,000. Are they just making it up? The numbers are from the Bureau of… Read More
Government
Inflation ticks up despite slowdown in jobs market(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Inflation rose slightly in October despite a massive slowdown in job growth in the same month, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released… Read More
Culture
‘Inspiring and eye-opening’: Gen Z’s interest in skilled trades is rising(The Center Square) â Social mediaâs influence is causing Gen Zâs interest in skilled trades to rise, according to a report by Thumbtack â something a trade organization co-director said… Read More
Government
Biden-Harris administration adds nearly no jobs in last report before election(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The U.S. added 12,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in October as the unemployment rate remained unchanged, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. Economists … Read More
Politics
Pelosi touts job growth under Biden-Harris as job numbers revised downward(The Center Square) â Early in her brief speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, former House Speaker and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi touted the successes of the Biden-Harris… Read More
Public Education
Gallup poll: Only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher educationConfidence in higher education continues its decade-long plunge among Americans, according to the latest major public opinion poll. The Gallup survey on four-year colleges conducted in June… Read More
Culture
Men are leading the way in skipping 4-year degree, raising more doubts about value of collegeRecord numbers of youth are skipping college and entering the workforce directly, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The trend comes as more Americans are… Read More
Public Education
95% of Univ. of Missouri grads employed within 6 months of getting diploma(The Center Square) â The percentage of University of Missouri graduates still looking for work after earning diplomas in 2022 is parallel to downward trends in state and national unemployment… Read More
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