by Andrew Moran | May 21, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, Social Issues
The jobless trend has peaked. As a growing number of states reopen, the post-Coronavirus cleanup begins. Unfortunately for the world’s largest economy, the cleanup will take about as long as clearing up the attic from your grandfather’s decades-old newspapers and your...
by Andrew Moran | Apr 9, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Healthcare, Social Issues
How many days or weeks has it been since you were last at work? How much longer will it be until you can get back to your job, earn a living, and keep yourself busy? Can you really spend another couple of weeks watching every season of Desperate Housewives on Amazon...
by Andrew Moran | Apr 3, 2020 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, Social Issues
Despite a few hiccups and a couple of causes for concern, the U.S. labor market has been the most resilient and robust in the global economy since the end of the Great Recession. Back then, the world contended with a housing bubble that killed millions of jobs. Today...
by Andrew Moran | Mar 26, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
If you want a quick reading into current economic conditions, the best way is to peek at initial jobless claims. Prior to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the U.S. labor market had been robust and suggested more gains to come during the boom phase of the business cycle....