Watching the US economy over the past ten years makes the old saying ring true: “Expansions don’t die of old age”. As of December 2019, there has been expansion of the US economy for 126 straight months, making it the longest stretch in the country’s history, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. This […]
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Hiring in the U.S. increased in November 2019 to the highest rate since January of the same year and wages increased over three percent. Employers paid no attention to trade conflicts and a worldwide slowdown and added 266,000 positions. In October, the unemployment rate dropped from 3.6 percent to 3.5 percent, matching a 50-year low,
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The economic benefits tech jobs bring are being concentrated in several cities in the United States, said a report by The Brookings Institution and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Boston, San Jose, San Francisco, San Diego, and Seattle are the five metro areas accounting for 90 percent of all growth in the tech sector.
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After the British election in late-2019, in which the Conservative Party won a majority vote, internet searches by people in the UK for jobs in Canada spiked. According to one report, searches for open jobs abroad increased 25 percent after the election results were published. Canada led the results of the countries searched for,
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The province of Ontario is requesting the Canadian federal government to double the number of economic immigrants allowed to relocate to the region. They are hoping this will provide workers for the skilled labor shortage the province is experiencing. Vic Fedeli, the economic development minister, said the added growth of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
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According to one economist, January 2020 is showing a strong start to the year, and one more sign the expansion has continued to pull employees into the workforce Not only is the participation in the labor force on the rise, but there is a pickup in employment. This is a sign that the job market
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A growing number of US economists have been bullish about increases in 2020 The National Association for Business Economics reported that well over half expected the US gross domestic product (GDP) to increase by 1.1 percent to two percent. A growing number even expected higher increases of up to three percent. The US, Canada, and
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Jobs are being added and the unemployment rate continues to decline in the Canadian economy. An impressive 35,200 jobs were posted in December 2019, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent. This report will allow the Bank of Canada to be eased of fears following a weakness seen in November. If you are ready
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Even with a slight slowing, employers in the United States added 145,000 jobs in December. The unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5 percent, indicating the job market is holding strong at the start of 2020. The statistics of a steadily improving economy, along with low inflation, will give the Federal Reserve an excellent outlook about
U.S. News released a report about the top 100 job careers in the United States in 2020. Out of the top ten, seven are in the health/medical field. These positions, ranging from a dentist to a veterinarian, require a master’s degree or a doctorate, and the median salaries are from $94,000 to $208,000. The number
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