Washington Examiner Boom: Record high business optimism, need for employees at 45-year high By Paul Bedard November 13, 2018
On Veteran’s Day Weekend, we recognize more than 20 million Americans who have selflessly served our country. Unfortunately, over the past decade it’s been hard for many of these brave men and women to find work. America’s slow economic growth meant many veterans have returned home to find Main Street businesses struggling to ...
Market Watch Economists say ‘wow’ to jobs report as wage growth picks up By Robert Schroeder November 2, 2018 Economists said October’s payrolls report showed all-around strength, and ...
The Hill US workers see highest wage growth since 2008 By Sylvan Lane October 31, 2018 Pay for U.S. workers increased 0.9 percent from July to September, bumping yearly earnings growth to the highest ...
Tax reform has boosted America's economy. Before President Trump signed last year's tax overhaul, economic projections by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and other experts had GDP growth pegged at around 2%. Last Friday, it was announced that America’s economy grew 3.5% in the third quarter of 2018 – putting this year's growth rate at 3% year over year. This is an exciting ...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a tradition with roots tracing back to 1945. The Committee on Ways and Means is proud to be a leader in addressing the barriers that can keep individuals with disabilities from returning to the workforce. But significant challenges remain. For example, while about 40 percent of Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) beneficiaries ...
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary this week. As of the end of August, there are a record high 7.1 million job openings in America. This is great news that follows last month’s
Reuters U.S. regains crown as most competitive economy for first time since 2008: WEF By Katanga Johnson October 16, 2018 The U.S. economy sits ...
With the number of job openings remaining at a high of 6.9 million, the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act (H.R. 5861) is more important than ever. This bill, led by Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE), refocuses ...
Business Insider Walgreens is raising wages and it's all because of Trump's tax cuts By Varada Bhat October 11, 2018 The pharmacy-chain owner