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If Chicago is ever going to prioritize its children, an overwhelming majority of them lower income and minorities, the state will have to dramatically roll back its collective bargaining laws...

Major inflection points in consumer spending intentions have been a clear leading indicator to what awaits the US unemployment rate, and according to the latest data, Unemployment is set to spike to 5% in the coming months.

...the decision to terminate the relationship was "unanimous". 

Reason No. 2 was state government and policies... better weather was 3rd...

A few modest changes back then might have avoided today’s challenge. But now, we are left with a crazy system that rewards earlier generations at the expense of later ones...

...in 2010, those who worked from home made 11% less than those who drove to work, but in 2018, they made 5% more.

Along with being Amazon'd, the big box retailers are adopting automation at a light-speed pace and have cut over 42k jobs in the last 12 months.

Last month, we concluded our analysis of the July Jolts by reminding readers that "JOLTS is 2 months delayed, so we wouldn't be surprised if next month's JOLTs is where the real ugliness lies." That's precisely what happened.

...a not-insignificant share of respondents said they don't mind working, but wish they had fewer hours.

“A cage is a cage is a cage. And humans don’t belong in them.”

The underlying labor market conditions have weakened and business surveys confirm the slowdown in hiring and overall growth.

It's part of a plan to lower GE's pension deficit by as much as $8 billion.

Talks "have taken a turn for the worse."

The UAW's strike has caused 46,000 workers at 34 plants nationwide to step off the job so far.

This isn’t what a “booming economy” looks like? In recent days, big companies all across America have been laying off workers at a frightening pace...

If one looks at the various job sectors, the emerging picture is hardly a dismal one, with 10 industries adding jobs, 3 losing, and one unchanged.