By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The local labor market is losing some momentum. But it’s so slight it hasn’t caused a ripple in the local economy. Employers added 700 seasonally adjusted jobs in September, according to the Bureau of… Read More ›
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Local job creation back on robust path
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The local jobs economy recovered from its July doldrums and was back in full force in August. Last month’s seasonally adjusted total shows 200 new jobs. That’s 6,100 more than August last year and 4,400 more than… Read More ›
Tri-Cities job creation sputters in July; jobless rate drops to 3.9%
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Unlike the surprise the national economy delivered by producing double the number of new jobs economists expected, the local job creation machine sputtered in July. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) adjusted… Read More ›
Johnson City Tri-Cities top labor market June performer
The Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly jobs report has an adjusted and unadjusted version. June was one of those months you want to pay attention to the adjusted numbers. The seasonally adjusted number smooths out the volatility in the monthly… Read More ›