by dankeelan | Sep 9, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy, Unemployment
The economy added just 22,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% from 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. August’s job report also included a downward revision to June, which showed the US economy lost 13,000 jobs that month. It’s...
by dankeelan | Sep 2, 2025 | Gig Workers, Jobs
In these economically uncertain times (tariffs, inflation, a struggling job market), side hustles have never made more sense. If you’re struggling to find a career-long position or a 9-to-5 gig, or you need additional income to supplement either of those, a freelance...
by dankeelan | Sep 2, 2025 | Future of Work, Jobs
Traditional hiring is broken. A reliance on outdated assessment methods, a lack of flexibility and a focus on quantity over quality are consistently leading businesses to make poor hiring decisions. In the digital space, where accessing in-demand and innovative...
by dankeelan | Sep 2, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, Tariffs
Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight month. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index ticked down by 1.3 points to 97.4 in August, down...
by dankeelan | Aug 19, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Jobs
Geoffrey Hinton’s message on a recent podcast about artificial intelligence was simple: “Train to be a plumber.” Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist often called “the Godfather of AI,” said in June what people have now been saying for years:...
by dankeelan | Aug 19, 2025 | Jobs, U.S. Economy, Unemployment
U.S. job growth slower much more than expected in July, and the data from the prior month was revised sharply lower, indicating the labor market could be showing signs of stalling. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 73,000 jobs in July, after rising by a downwardly revised...
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