Jobs creation is back on the positive side of the ledger in September. After two months of disappointing performance, local employers added 600 new jobs. The full labor market report will be available early next week after the county-level unemployment… Read More ›
2-minute, 27-second readEmployers added 1,300 jobs in August. The unemployment rate dropped to 4 percent. That’s the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s Tri-Cities tally on the non-adjusted payroll report and the household employment report. When the seasonal adjustment is applied, the… Read More ›
The August details on the Tri-Cities labor market is several weeks away. But if the U.S. labor report is an indicator, don’t be surprised to see another slump. U.S. payroll jobs grew in August, but employers were pulling back due… Read More ›
4-minute, 17-second read It’s not unusual for the Tri-Cities labor market to lose jobs in July. It’s the bottom of the summer slump, and this year’s labor shortage isn’t helping matters. Besides jobs have declined from June in half of… Read More ›