The U.S. celebrated Labor Day Monday. Its worst-ever labor shortage could partly ease this fall but the crunch could last in some form through 2023
Author: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
Economy added 235,000 jobs in August amid COVID surge, worker shortage. Unemployment fell to 5.2%.
The economy added a disappointing 235,000 jobs last month amid COVID surge, worker shortages
Fed’s Powell: Economy has made ‘clear progress’ toward Fed’s employment goal, keeping Fed on track to taper bond purchases this year
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economy has made ‘clear progress’ toward the Fed’s jobs goal and Fed’s on track to taper bond buying.
Consumer prices rising in South and Midwest amid recovery, threatening low-cost appeal
Consumer prices are increasing more sharply in the South and Midwest, threatening to chip away at the regions’ low-cost appeal
Homeownership in reach for more as Fannie Mae to include rent payments in mortgage approval process
More Americans are expected to qualify for home loans after Fannie Mae said it will include rent payment history in its mortgage approval process
From cold, hard cash to free sandwiches, here are some incentives for remote workers to move to other communities
A growing number of cities, states and regions are offering incentives to entice newly remote workers to move to their areas.
Move here, get paid: Small towns offer up to $20K just to get you to live there, work remotely
A number of small towns are dangling up to $20,000 to lure remote workers and boost their economies. Incentives are up as more people work from home.
Economy adds 943,000 jobs in July despite COVID surge, worker shortages as unemployment falls to 5.4%
U.S. employers added 943,000 jobs in July despite another COVID surge as the economy continued to reopen across the country.
Fewer jabs mean fewer jobs: States with lower vaccination, higher COVID-19 infection rates are behind in growth this summer
States with lower vaccination rates and more COVID-19 cases are behind in job and economic growth this summer
Flush with COVID-19 stimulus money and boosted by reopenings, the U.S. economy grew sharply in the spring but slower than projected
The economy grew 6.5% in the second quarter as more Americans were vaccinated and states lifted restrictions. But the gain was smaller than projected.