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,...
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...
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...
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...
by Hannah Miller | May 18, 2019 | Economy, Featured, Jobs
While the United States’ economic progress since the 2008 financial crisis has been celebrated, not everyone has thrived. Though the earnings gap between whites and Hispanics has narrowed, it has expanded for blacks. Persistent poverty, poor education conducted in...
by Karishma Vanjani | May 15, 2019 | Economy, Jobs, Retail Sales
Karina Sanchez, a cashier at a Payless ShoeSource store in midtown Manhattan, is looking forward to her upcoming family vacation, even though next month she will effectively be unemployed. Payless, like many other retailers this year, is closing all its 2,500,...