Dropping Oil Prices And Jobs

The price of a barrel of oil dropped below $40. Supply remains high as the industry continues with its internal Continue reading →

Youth Self-Employment Rises

Unemployment tends to be higher for young people. It is falling, and they get the credit. The largest sector of Continue reading →

Complex Jobs Report

The US unemployment rate hit 6.1% in July, which is much lower than the last few years. Unfortunately, the job Continue reading →

July Jobs And Jobless Report

The good news: There were about 215,000 jobs added. The not-so-good, not-so-bad news: The unemployment rate was steady at 5.3% Continue reading →

Working More Hours

Wages are rising, slowly. There are two components, though. The total is hourly wages times the number of hours worked. Continue reading →

Uneven US Economic Recovery

The US economy is recovering and it isn’t. There are many conflicting stories because the economy is not one thing, Continue reading →

Hotel Run By Robots

The Japanese are the first to open a hotel run by robots. Some look human, some are obviously mechanical, some Continue reading →

Employees See More Hiring

Gallup polls (because that’s what Gallup does) a group of employees to get their view of whether their companies are Continue reading →