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Hotels, Travel Businesses Treading Water Waiting for International Tourists

Hotels, Travel Businesses Treading Water Waiting for International Tourists

by David Westenhaver | May 23, 2022 | Economy, Featured, International Trade, Jobs, Newest

Robert Miller, the president and founder of Travel Advocates, was on pace for his best year ever when Covid hit. His business, which helps large groups book travel and accommodations throughout the country, earned two-thirds of its revenue from foreigners traveling to...
The Federal Minimum Wage Goes Unchanged, and an Underrepresented Group is Paying the Price

The Federal Minimum Wage Goes Unchanged, and an Underrepresented Group is Paying the Price

by Angela Palumbo | Apr 12, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Jobs, Personal Income

Angela Greene worked with a mobile cleaning crew at a sheltered workshop in South Carolina for 21 years. She worked Monday to Friday every week and made no more than $3.00 an hour.  Her hard work never earned her the full federal minimum wage, all because she has an...
Personal Income Dropped in February, but Economists aren’t Surprised or Concerned

Personal Income Dropped in February, but Economists aren’t Surprised or Concerned

by Angela Palumbo | Mar 29, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Jobs, Personal Income

Personal income went back down in February, due to a decrease in government aid. Consumer spending also went down for the same reasons, as well as extreme weather conditions in Texas. Personal income fell 7.1 percent in February and consumer spending fell 1.0 percent,...
Trucking Suffers Biggest Job Loss on Record

Trucking Suffers Biggest Job Loss on Record

by Sevanny Campos | May 27, 2020 | Economy, Featured, Jobs

Americans are ordering more online during the coronavirus pandemic, truck drivers are more important than ever. But that is not helping drivers like Elmer Giron.  Giron is an owner/operator of Elmer’s Trucking LLC, based in Houston, Texas. Every morning, he gets up...
Gender Segregation in Jobs and Women Taking the Brunt of the Recession.

Gender Segregation in Jobs and Women Taking the Brunt of the Recession.

by Minji Koo | May 24, 2020 | Economy, Featured, Jobs

When Erin Haley-Hitz’s boss called to tell her that she was laid off in mid-March, her first reaction was relief. As a dental hygienist, her job involved coming into close contact with dozens of people every week — social distancing wasn’t an option. But...
A Male-Dominated Industry Hurting for Workers Looks to Recruit More Women

A Male-Dominated Industry Hurting for Workers Looks to Recruit More Women

by Ana Lucia Murillo | Mar 15, 2020 | Featured, Jobs

In most ways, the training sessions offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation earlier this year looked like any other construction-industry training course. Courses covered how to interpret construction plans and other work readiness skills. Participants...
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