by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, Tariffs, U.S. Economy
President Donald Trump’s tariffs — and the anxiety they are creating — have sent the stock market into a nosedive. But it’s not just stocks. Uncertainty is spreading throughout the economy. There are several ways these concerns are showing up in the labor market,...
by dankeelan | Apr 1, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
US employers pulled back on their hiring plans last month, while layoffs in the federal government spiked to their highest level in more than four years, new labor market data showed Tuesday. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data provided some...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Apprenticeships, Jobs, Michigan
Programs supporting career training are getting $1.9 million in grant funding. In partnership with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer awarded $1.9 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion grant funding into...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, Tariffs
Ford dealer Jim Seavitt has an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach these days that’s reminiscent of how he felt about 17 years ago. “We’re down 50% in leads. Everything’s off 40% to 50%. People just aren’t looking at cars right now,” Seavitt,...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Jobs
Anything you can do, AI can do better – or so we’re finding out – but some jobs are perhaps more at risk than others as the tech revolution gathers momentum. We’ve already found out that a chatbot cannot write a Valentine’s message but does that...
by dankeelan | Mar 18, 2025 | Jobs, Technology, U.S. Economy
The number of Americans working multiple jobs reached an all-time high of about 8.9 million in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. About 60% of those multiple jobholders are working full time, with a part-time gig in their off-hours....
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