by dankeelan | May 12, 2026 | Education, Skilled Trades, U.S. Economy
A large shortage of workers to fill millions of skilled trades jobs could result in $1 trillion in economic losses annually, according to new research from JLL. The commercial real estate services company revealed Tuesday that by 2030, an estimated 2.1 million skilled...
by dankeelan | May 5, 2026 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
About one in 20 workers has multiple jobs, a rate not seen since the waning days of the dot-com boom. There are still a lot of U.S. workers holding down multiple jobs — about one in every 20, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s fallen a fraction of a...
by dankeelan | Apr 21, 2026 | Jobs, U.S. Economy
According to the March employment report, released last week by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobs economy in the United States continues to stagnate as economic growth slows and the US-Israeli war on Iran pushes up energy prices. According to the...
by dankeelan | Apr 7, 2026 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
Employers added 178,000 jobs in March, notching a robust gain for a vulnerable labor market that faces challenges ahead as energy prices soar due to the conflict in Iran. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.3 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor...
by dankeelan | Mar 31, 2026 | Featured, U.S. Economy
Recession fears are back, and stock prices continue to slide. The S&P 500 is down more than 6% over the past month alone, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite just entered correction territory by falling 10% from its peak earlier this year. Perhaps the worst part...
by dankeelan | Mar 24, 2026 | Jobs, U.S. Economy, Unemployment
America is becoming a nation of pessimistic workers. For the first time in Gallup’s tracking, more workers have a negative view of their prospects. Even as many measures show that the economy is relatively robust, more workers report struggling than thriving,...
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