US Trade Deficit Deepened to $54.6 Billion in May As COVID Impacted Trade
By Jeff Ferry, Chief Economist The monthly US trade deficit climbed to $54.6 billion in May as the COVID crisis dented exports more than imports.
US Adds 4.8 Million Jobs as Economy Regains Some Pre-COVID Employment
Washington. The US added 4.8 million non-farm jobs in June as the economy bounced back from the depths of the COVID crisis. Combined with the
CPA Presentation on JQI to Western Economic Association
Editor’s Note: On Sunday June 28, CPA’s economics team presented “The Job Quality Index – A New Measure of Job Quality in the U.S. Labor
Manufacturing Jobs Pay Higher Wages than Retail or Service Jobs
Editors note: Michele Nash-Hoff explains why we need an industrial strategy focusing on getting manufacturing back. So the 40 million unemployed have a chance it
Latest Jobs Report Surprises with Hopeful Employment Resurgence
Job Quality Index and average wages improved—but for “wrong” reasons Washington. The latest monthly jobs report shows a surprising increase in U.S. non-farm payroll employment
CPA’s New Manufacturing Reshoring Index Shows Strong Gains in 2019
CPA Working Paper By Stephen L. Byers PhD and Jeff Ferry Abstract The Coalition for a Prosperous America is introducing the new CPA Reshoring Index
Devastating Job Quality Report Shows Lower Quality Jobs Took Biggest Hit
20.5 million U.S. jobs lost in April Washington. Today’s jobs report shows a drastic collapse in overall U.S. employment. A record 20.5 million jobs were
Press Release \ Latest Employment Report Shows Continued Decline in U.S. Jobs Quality
JQI Index declines 0.20 percent in March Washington. The monthly U.S. Jobs Quality Index(JQI) issued by the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) and its partners dropped
“We Need More Equipment & We Need It Now” Reshoring Medical Supplies Could Create 302,000 New US Jobs
By Steven L. Byers, PhD and Jeff Ferry The US is in the midst of a public health crisis and the country is struggling with
Reshoring US Pharmaceutical Production Would Create 800K Jobs
Health, Security, Economic Benefits from Reshoring By Steven L. Byers, PhD and Jeff Ferry With the spreading coronavirus pandemic, Americans are becoming increasingly aware of
