Tag: economy
Local Labor leaders laud passage of infrastructure bill
By TIM ROWDEN
Managing Editor
Passage of President Biden’s infrastructure plan will provide more than $1 trillion in funding for traditional infrastructure projects like repaving roads...
Jobless claims are dropping, but 16.86 million still need help
Washington (PAI) — The number of new claims for state and federal unemployment assistance dropped again in the week ending April 24, the Labor...
OPINION: The coronavirus and local job loss
By R.W. HAFER
You already have seen how efforts to thwart the spread of the coronavirus have led to significant jobs loss. Early forecasts see it...