In a shocking release today, ADP data showed that US private companies shed 32,000 jobs in November – far fewer than the 40,000 jobs analysts had been expecting. This is particularly concerning, as November is typically strong with the lead-in to temporary holiday positions. While the ADP report is not the mainstay of labor statistics, […]
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Working double (or triple) duty? The new normal in Trump’s ‘golden age of America’
“The golden age of America has only just begun,” President Trump said at the beginning of March during his speech at the Joint Session of Congress. “It will be like nothing that has ever been seen before.” One must wonder if the growing number of Americans working multiple jobs to afford the Trump era really […]
Trump’s promised jobs pouring in? … Not, if you live in California
On the last day of March, President Trump promised in a tweet that companies – and subsequently jobs and money – would be pouring into the country. He ended with the cheery statement, “It is beautiful to watch!” Well, many are watching … and waiting. On April 9th, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released […]