In more than a dozen school districts across Indiana, construction clubs have formed to interest elementary and middle school students in building-trade careers.
The May jobs report reveals the 29th straight month of strong job growth that has come to define the pandemic recovery economy.
The resilience of the American labor market continues to complicate the Federal Reserve’s efforts to fight inflation.
The new law creates Career Scholarship Accounts to pay for internships and apprenticeships with local employers for students in grades 10-12.
April’s hiring gain compares with 165,000 in March and 248,000 in February and is still at a level considered vigorous by historical standards.
The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, out Tuesday, showed that layoffs rose to 1.8 million, the highest level since December 2020.
Black employment has benefited from the same forces that have helped all workers—a surge in labor market demand coming out of the pandemic fueled by federal stimulus, which has led to one of the fastest job recoveries on record.
America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve has imposed over the past year in its drive to tame inflation.
Despite the drop, the number of layoffs ticked lower in February, and more Americans quit their jobs—a sign of confidence they can find better pay or working conditions elsewhere.
Oregon-based battery component producer Entek plans to add nearly 650 jobs by the end of 2027.
The labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the economy and tamp down inflation.
For 20 straight months, employers have posted at least 10 million openings—a level never reached before 2021 in Labor Department data going back to 2000.
The company has already hired more than 8,000 employees in the Arlington, Virginia, area and will welcome them to Met Park campus, the first phase of development, when it opens this June.
The online platform allows young job seekers ages 16-24 to connect with employers who can provide job opportunities, soft-skill development and job-readiness training.
From Amazon to Microsoft to Twitter and many others, tech companies nationwide have announced more than 200,000 layoffs since the start of the year. But is a different story emerging in Indiana?
Despite the rising layoffs, the economy added 223,000 jobs in December, according to a different government report, reflecting the complex forces that seem to be pulling the labor market in competing directions.
The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.”
The FTC proposal is based on a preliminary finding that noncompete clauses quash competition in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Section 5 bans unfair methods of competition.
Private payrolls increased 235,000 last month, led by small- and medium-sized businesses, according to data from ADP Research Institute in collaboration with Stanford Digital Economy Lab. The figure exceeded all but one forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
The firm says the expansion likely will result in 68 new jobs at the beverage production facility along Interstate 69.
