Workforce crisis: No easy answers
February 21, 2017
MarineMax launches its own training school; Correct Craft CEO says ‘healthy immigration’ could help
MarineMax launches its own training school; Correct Craft CEO says ‘healthy immigration’ could help
A trio of strong reports last week gave U.S. economy watchers reason to cheer — retail sales, building permits and the leading economic index.
It has never been easy for companies to gauge Americans’ willingness to spend, but the nation’s deep partisan political divisions are making that judgment more difficult to render than usual.
The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in January in a show of strength that surprised the experts. The total was the highest in four months and it was significantly more than economists expected.
The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in January — the most in four months.
The Commerce Department said housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.23 million in December.
Retail sales rose nearly as much as analysts expected in December, which would seem to suggest the economy is poised for a strong start to the new year.
The federal Department of Labor said Friday that average hourly earnings rose 2.9 percent last year.
Consumers are happy as the new year begins.
After Donald Trump won the presidential election, the upbeat tone of consumer confidence surveys and the ebullience of stock market investors had economy watchers expecting a strong month of retail sales in November.
MarineMax launches its own training school; Correct Craft CEO says ‘healthy immigration’ could help
A trio of strong reports last week gave U.S. economy watchers reason to cheer — retail sales, building permits and the leading economic index.
It has never been easy for companies to gauge Americans’ willingness to spend, but the nation’s deep partisan political divisions are making that judgment more difficult to render than usual.
The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in January in a show of strength that surprised the experts. The total was the highest in four months and it was significantly more than economists expected.
The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in January — the most in four months.
The Commerce Department said housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.23 million in December.
Retail sales rose nearly as much as analysts expected in December, which would seem to suggest the economy is poised for a strong start to the new year.
The federal Department of Labor said Friday that average hourly earnings rose 2.9 percent last year.
Consumers are happy as the new year begins.
After Donald Trump won the presidential election, the upbeat tone of consumer confidence surveys and the ebullience of stock market investors had economy watchers expecting a strong month of retail sales in November.
