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 ›
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 ›
June was another banner month for the local labor market – if you look at the adjusted numbers that smooth out the market’s volatility. Employers added 1,100 jobs from the May adjusted total. The unadjusted number is a loss of… Read More ›
The Tri-Cities jobs market tiptoed over the recovery line in April; however, employment in Kingsport and the Twin Cities is lagging. All three of the region’s major cities are seeing more robust economic conditions, but Kingsport and the Twin Cities… Read More ›