Forget tech and Hollywood. California is powered by healthcare jobs.
A state known for billionaires and high-tech jobs depends on lower-paying health work to boost its labor market. Source link
Finance
Market Participants Eye March 2027 For Next Bank of Canada Rate Increase
Market participants appear undaunted by the risk of accelerated inflation from the Middle East conflict, and remain convinced the Bank
U.S. Employment Trends Index Ticked Up in April
The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index rose to 105.77 in April, from a downwardly revised reading of 105.52 in March.
Existing-home sales in April edged up 0.2%, well below economist expectations and extending the housing market’s long slump
Existing-home sales edged up 0.2%, well below economist expectations and extending the industry’s long slump. Source link
China Factory-Gate Prices Rise for Second Straight Month
China’s factory-gate inflation gathered momentum in April, fueled by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that kept energy costs elevated
Women are playing a bigger role in the American labor market. Occupations with heavily male workforces have been losing jobs, and the share of men working has flatlined.
Industries that heavily employ men are losing jobs, and the share of men working has flatlined. Source link
Women are playing a bigger role in the American labor market. Occupations with heavily male workforces have been losing jobs, and the share of men working has flatlined.
Industries that heavily employ men are losing jobs, and the share of men working has flatlined. Source link
Wichita, Kan., is that rare American city betting its future on the middle class
Rent, food and other costs are cheaper than the national average. A duplex boom is attracting middle-income earners to the
The Simple Fix Small-Town Schools Are Using to Keep Teens Out of Dead-End Jobs
A model spearheaded by ex-Goldman Sachs banker Byron Trott fills the career-guidance void in many rural schools. Source link
China is increasingly dominating high-tech industries, while the low-value manufacturing sectors that powered the country’s rise are becoming less important economic drivers
The U.S. lost much of its furniture industry to China years ago. Now, American tariffs and overseas competition are punishing