Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs of June, there are currently 9.5 million unemployed Americans and 9.2 million open jobs in the United States. While the number of unemployed continues to rise, employers are finding it hard to hire workers for these positions. In fact, Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® improved moderately in January, after decreasing in December. The Index now stands at 89.3 (1985=100), up from 87.1 in December. However, the Present Situation Index – based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs the workplace environment has adapted to remote work, more than 75% of employees found themselves using emojis more frequently in communication channels, according to a new report from Clutch, the leading B2B ratings and reviews platform. The divide of emoji Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter a December decline, the number of jobs increased by only 49,000 in January, undershooting economists’ expectations. The employment level is still nearly 9 million jobs lower than pre-pandemic levels. In January, the number of jobs in the leisure and Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined in November, after remaining relatively flat in October. The Index now stands at 96.1 (1985=100), down from 101.4 (an upward revision) in October. The Present Situation Index – based on consumers’ assessment of current Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTotal nonfarm payrolls employment increased by 661,000 in September. The unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent, but the true rate, after adjusting for the misclassification error, was 8.3 percent. Between February and April, more than 22 million jobs were lost. Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conference Board reports: “The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in July, following increases in May and June. The index now stands at 50.89, up from 49.46 (an upward revision) in June. However, the index is still down Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wall Street Fraud Watchdog says, “About a year ago the US Congress changed the rules for the US EB-5 Visa program-because the initiative had so many serious flaws. Essentially the US Congress killed the EB-5 Visa program. One could argue a Read more…
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