Politics
Steady but unspectacular economy fuels GOP midterm worries as Democrats grapple with ‘radical’ image problemA new jobs report ahead of the midterms is painting a picture of an economy that’s healthy but hardly the engine voters expected in President Donald Trump’s second term. Read More
Culture
Expert advises young workers to ‘just say no’ to remote workTo the 2 million recent college graduates looking to enter the workforce, one expert has some surprising advice: Just say “no” to remote work. Michael R. Read More
Government
Tennessee’s $30M subsidy to Starbucks puts clawback record under scrutiny(The Center Square) – Tennessee taxpayers are handing $30 million to Starbucks to open new corporate offices in the state. But at least 70 times, companies that promised to… Read More
Culture
‘End it now’: MAGA demands Trump end visa program that takes jobs from Americans(The Daily Signal) – The MAGA movement is demanding that the Trump administration finally end a visa program that incentivizes employers to hire foreign students. Read More
Culture
Economy picks up steam in time for party primaries to sort out midtermsThe American economy is showing resilience in the face of geopolitical headwinds, with fresh data pointing to accelerating growth, solid job creation and consumer spending that continues to defy… Read More
Culture
Job market notches third straight month of solid growth(The Daily Signal) – REUTERS–The U.S. economy posted a third straight month of strong job gains in May, confirming the labor market was gaining traction after stumbling last year… Read More
Government
Watch: Unemployment falls, wages rise in January reportStrong economic data for January bolstered President Donald Trump’s claims that the economy is improving. CNBC’s Rick Santelli reported Wednesday that unemployment fell, hourly earnings rose and nonfarm payroll gains… Read More
Culture
Expert: Labor market already experiencing AI benefits, dangersArtificial intelligence (AI) will drive major productivity gains leading to higher wages and job creation, said Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO of the hiring firm RedBalloon, in an interview with The Heartlander. But… Read More
Culture
US job growth slowed in August(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. economy added just 22,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in August, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Read More
Culture
US GDP increased 3%, job growth slowed in July(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. economy added 73,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). July’s jobs… Read More
Government
Watch: American workers gained 2 million jobs under TrumpAmerican-born workers have gained more than 2 million jobs since President Donald Trump took office in January, while foreign-born workers have lost 543,000 jobs. That’s according to the… Read More
Culture
Report: Private sector jobs boomed in March as government employment shrank(The Daily Signal) – March saw an increase of 228,000 jobs, even as government employment declined, according to the new monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The… Read More
Culture
In new record low, unionization rate falls to single digits in 2024(The Daily Signal) – Despite the Biden-Harris administration’s “whole of government” attempt to increase unionization, the percentage of American workers belonging to unions notched down each of the past… Read More
Culture
Americans fleeing blue states for red, seeking jobs, lower taxes and better cost of livingExpensive, highly regulated deep blue states are continuing to lose residents who are resettling in red states, which are more affordable. California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and… Read More
Public Education
Ohio must foster competition in higher ed, stop favoring four-year degrees, policy expert saysA new report by Ohio’s Buckeye Institute features numerous recommendations to help college education better equip the next generation. “The reforms outlined in The Buckeye Institute’s report will… Read More
Opinion
Putting the BS in BLS: Made-up job numbers(The Daily Signal) – New job numbers are out and—hilariously—payrolls jumped 227,000, yet persons employed dropped 355,000. Are they just making it up? The numbers are from the… Read More
Government
Inflation ticks up despite slowdown in jobs market(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Inflation rose slightly in October despite a massive slowdown in job growth in the same month, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report… Read More
Culture
‘Inspiring and eye-opening’: Gen Z’s interest in skilled trades is rising(The Center Square) – Social media’s influence is causing Gen Z’s interest in skilled trades to rise, according to a report by Thumbtack – something a trade organization co-director… Read More
Government
Biden-Harris administration adds nearly no jobs in last report before election(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. added 12,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in October as the unemployment rate remained unchanged, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. Read More
Politics
Pelosi touts job growth under Biden-Harris as job numbers revised downward(The Center Square) – Early in her brief speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, former House Speaker and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi touted the successes of the… Read More