The California economy keeps humming along, and Valley communities are hopping aboard the jobs train. Officials said Friday that California's unemployment rate fell to a record low of 4% in September. It also was a record-setting month for Fresno (5.3%), Kings (5.7%), Madera (5.0%) and Merced (5.5%) counties, according to the...
Poll: Some Younger Workers View Aging Workforce Negatively
CHICAGO — Some younger workers aren't particularly thrilled to see a rising share of older Americans forgo retirement and continue working, according to a recent poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll found that workers under the age of 50 were significantly more likely to...
Tax Cuts Deliver Huge Win for Corporate Sector
Following the rollout of the much-touted Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in December 2017, most of us have wondered how the new policy is affecting various sectors of the economy. It’s still early, but the numbers from the first quarter of 2018 are noteworthy. First, let me clarify...
14 States Have Seen Record-Low Unemployment
Eight states, including California, hit record lows for unemployment in March. That brings the number of states setting marks for low unemployment rates to 14 in the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS has compiled employment figures for individual states since 1976. "The states hitting new unemployment...