‘The measures we’ve taken so far have brought America out of an economic free-fall,’ US President Joe Biden said Friday. By Jennifer JacobsBloomberg President Joe Biden said the U.S. economy remains strong after a disappointing jobs report, blaming a retrenchment in hiring on the spread of the delta variant of coronavirus. […]
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Companies pull out all the stops to fill jobs in a market ‘like we have never seen’: Morning Brief
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, August 17, 2021 No skills? No degree? You’re hired. The hiring logjam showed some signs of easing in July. But companies in the […]
SUNY Fredonia effort targets business, community | News, Sports, Jobs
Cedric Howard, SUNY Fredonia Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services, far left, and Jerry Fisk, SUNY Fredonia Director or Athletics, right, pose with employees of Pucci Carpet One Furniture and Bedding. The State University of New York at Fredonia is nearing the start of the […]
People are quitting their jobs at record rates. That’s a good thing for the economy.
For two years, John White has been trying to get a permanent job at the company where he’s a contractor, but his applications to open positions there have been rejected five times. Company policy forbade contractors from working remotely during the pandemic, so even while his colleagues worked from home, […]
Davis Trust Company celebrating 120 years of business today | News, Sports, Jobs
Submitted photo Gathering to honor Davis Trust Company’s 120 years in business are, back row from left, Randolph County Commissioner David Kesling, Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco, Davis Trust’s Michael Price and Hugh Hitchcock, Davis & Elkins College President Chris Wood, Davis Health System President Vance Jackson and […]
Tech stocks rally after mixed jobs report points to gradual recovery
Stocks rose Friday as investors digested a mixed report on the state of the U.S. labor market, with a back-to-back miss on monthly payroll gains serving as potential fuel for policymakers to keep their current support systems in place for longer. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each gained following […]
The jobs report that could upend Biden’s economic agenda
Democrats have downplayed the concerns, maintaining that the path back to full employment was always going to be winding and stacked with challenges. And economists are predicting the report will show 630,000 jobs were created in May, a robust number. But while Biden has been polling strongly on his handling […]