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Regional Labor Market
New Jobs Report Raises Concerns for Triangle Job Seekers
A new jobs report is raising concerns for Triangle job seekers. Here is what the national figures mean for ap…
Oct 19
One in 35 Local Jobs Tied to Linn-Benton Community College
One in 35 jobs in the Linn-Benton region ties back to LBCC, a new report finds — a signal of how deeply the c…
Oct 17
Only Half of US Metro Areas Added Construction Jobs This Year
Only half of US metro areas added construction jobs in twelve months. Data centers, power and factories drive…
Oct 16
Pfizer Lays Off 150 Workers at Portage, Michigan Plant
Pfizer will eliminate 150 positions at its Portage, Michigan manufacturing site, citing 'lower projected dema…
Oct 14
Data Center and Battery Plant Jobs Set to Strain Danville Housing
Two large projects — a data center and a battery plant — are set to create jobs in the Danville region, and h…
Oct 13
New Survey Measures How Federal Job Cuts Reshaped DC-Area Lives
A new survey gauges how sweeping job cuts reshaped life and job prospects across the Washington, DC area, per…
Oct 13
Job Market Outlook Brightens Cautiously Ahead of Election
A regional report from Upper Michigan finds "cautious optimism" on the job market heading into the election —…
Oct 13
Franklin Hampshire unemployment falls to 3.8% as labor force shrinks
Franklin Hampshire's unemployment rate fell to 3.8% while the local labor force itself shrank, per the Athol…
Oct 12
Long Island's Job Market Is Splitting in Two, Analyst Finds
Long Island is running two job markets at once, a new analysis argues — and which half of the economy you wor…
Oct 12
Waco Panelists Cite Skills Gap as Workforce Bottleneck
The Waco Bridge reports panelists diagnosing Waco's workforce slowdown as a skills gap, not a job shortage —…
Oct 9
Peoples State Bank Cuts 47 Jobs Across Three Wausau-Area Branches
Peoples State Bank is laying off 47 employees across three Wausau-area branches in one of central Wisconsin's…
Oct 9
500 Jobs, One Question: Arkansas Skills Gap Through a Systems Lens
The St. Louis Fed takes a 500-position Arkansas job posting and uses systems thinking to ask why such a large…
Oct 9
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