by Administrator | Oct 22, 2018 | No Spin News
The last two reports are providing strong confirmation of the anecdotal evidence we have seen about hiring in the trucking sector. Based on what we know about the supply and demand for trucks, we would expect this trend to continue for some time. Changes to operating...
by Administrator | Oct 21, 2018 | No Spin News
The 23,000 person gain in construction employment was dominated by the 15,500 person contribution from specialty trade contractors. Those are the folks who finish buildings, both residential and nonresidential. Employment at builders was little changed. The rest of...
by Administrator | Oct 19, 2018 | No Spin News
Manufacturing was up by 18,000 in September as durable goods makers added 17,000 persons to their payrolls. A small, but important event was the revision of the August number from a small negative to the small positive you see here. Why is this important? Because it...
by Administrator | Oct 18, 2018 | No Spin News
The juggernaut continues to move ahead, paced by large gains at both hospitals and ambulatory care facilities. At the rate things are going, I don’t think it will be too long before health care, currently employing 16,092,800 persons, passes leisure and hospitality,...
by Administrator | Oct 17, 2018 | No Spin News
As was the case last year, leisure and hospitality took a hit because of the storm. And, as we just said, because this year’s storm was where it was, the hit to employment was much smaller. And, as you also might expect, any rebound will be equally muted compared to...
