by dankeelan | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
With official data on hold due to the government shutdown, economists are turning to private reports, and the early signs, according to Moody’s, aren’t good. “This data shows that the job market is weak and getting weaker,” Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark...
by dankeelan | Sep 30, 2025 | Jobs, U.S. Economy
Consumers turned more pessimistic in September as perceptions of the labor market and current business conditions weakened, the Conference Board said on Tuesday. The business organization’s overall index fell by 3.6 points to 94.2, weaker than had been forecast, with...
by dankeelan | Sep 23, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work, U.S. Economy
With the nonstop talk of artificial intelligence (AI) as the next major technology that will shape the future of humanity, one of the key topics being debated is whether, in balance, AI will be good for humanity. In addition to the prospect of AI-operated robots...
by dankeelan | Sep 9, 2025 | Featured, Healthcare, Jobs, U.S. Economy
America’s labor market has slowed markedly in recent months. If it weren’t for job gains in the health-services sector, it would barely be growing at all. Health services, which include healthcare and social assistance, have long been an engine of U.S. job growth,...
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 | Aug 19, 2025 | Job Search, Tariffs, U.S. Economy
Now isn’t a good time to be entering the job market. Companies tend to hire more entry-level graduates when they are confident about the economy and their earnings prospects. That’s not currently the case, and President Donald Trump’s high import tariffs are at least...
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