Tag: Labor
Powell’s ‘unusual’ Jackson Hole remarks reveal he’s boxed in by Trump’s tariffs and deportations, risking a 1970s-style mistake, economist Slok says
Powell noted that while labor markets remain in balance, it is a “curious kind of balance that results from a marked slowing in both...
The real problem gripping rural America and the jobs of the future: A sitdown between Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ and a top labor analytics CEO
America’s AI future won’t be stopped by China, energy shortages, or a lack of investment. It will be stopped by a lack of workers.
That...
It’s the Economy, Donald
If economic trends continue, tariffs—which amount, despite the president’s insistence otherwise, to taxes on US companies and ultimately on US consumers—coupled with rising unemployment...
‘Quiet cracking’ is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it’s costing companies $438 billion in productivity loss
Workers are down in the dumps about a lack of career growth opportunities and emptying offices as companies slash staffers to make way for...
Trump is deporting so many immigrants that it could cause inflation to hit 4% next year, top economist says
Donald Trump’s new immigration policies—including deporting, the White House claims, about 750 immigrants a day on average—are helping drive up prices, Moody’s chief economist...
The mighty American consumer keeps shrugging off tariffs as retail sales rise 0.5% in July
Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, as they shrug off President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which are starting...
Inflation is staying level—for now—but the next wave of tariff-driven price increases is already in motion: ‘They are going up, we’ve seen that’
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation was unchanged last month while a measure of underlying inflation rose to its highest level in five months, as...
The old system failed Gen Z. We should listen to them for a change
Working, learning and earning look radically different today than they did for previous generations. The predictable, linear career paths of the past have given...
A third of CEOs plan to axe jobs over the next year—and a majority now say they’ll pass on new tariff costs to their customers
American CEOs are feeling slightly more confident as they enter the second half of 2025—but not optimistic enough to grow their headcount as they...
For the first time ever, all major casinos on the Las Vegas strip are unionized
When Susana Pacheco accepted a housekeeping job at a casino on the Las Vegas Strip 16 years ago, she believed it was a step...