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Visa Reform Could Bust Manufacturing

Visa Reform Could Bust Manufacturing

by William Mathis | May 23, 2017 | Durable Goods, Economy, Featured, Jobs, Newest

Five years ago, Rishvanth Kora, 31, was about to finish a graduate program in electrical engineering at the University of Kentucky, when he finally got a job offer. The Fortune 500 manufacturing company Cummins wanted a worker with an advanced engineering degree badly...
Job Growth Surges the Economy Towards Full Employment, but Wages Struggle

Job Growth Surges the Economy Towards Full Employment, but Wages Struggle

by William Mathis | May 6, 2017 | Economy, Jobs, Newest

American employers accelerated hiring in March, which marked an historic 79 straight months of job growth and inched the economy closer to full employment. The economy added 211,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate stayed about the same, at 4.4 percent,...
Five Things to Watch in the Durable Goods Report

Five Things to Watch in the Durable Goods Report

by William Mathis | Apr 26, 2017 | Durable Goods, Economy, Newest

As President Trump approaches his 100th day in office, the Commerce Department will release the monthly report on durable goods tomorrow, a measure of how manufacturers are faring under the buy American, hire American administration. The past few months have shown...
As Labor Market Tightens, Manufacturers Add Efficiency, but Not Jobs

As Labor Market Tightens, Manufacturers Add Efficiency, but Not Jobs

by William Mathis | Mar 28, 2017 | Durable Goods, Economy, Newest

GE plants across the country will hum with conversation more and more this year, but it won’t be from workers. The machines on the shop floor now talk directly to technicians and plant managers via software that collects and transmits data in real time, part of what’s...
Slow Manufacturing Growth Delivers Optimism, but Not Jobs

Slow Manufacturing Growth Delivers Optimism, but Not Jobs

by William Mathis | Mar 26, 2017 | Durable Goods, Economy, Newest

Manufacturing continued to make only modest gains in February as producers struggle to compete globally and wait for the White House to produce fiscal policies that will stimulate significant growth. New orders for durable goods, products that last for more than three...
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