US Job Gains Slip Under A Million, But Is Enough To Reduce Unemployment Rate
The US economy gained 661,000 jobs in September, far below the 1.4 million jobs added in August as coronavirus restrictions continue to lift, but it
Reshoring Pharmaceutical Production: Are Buy America Laws Enough?
By Kenneth Rapoza, Industry Analyst, CPA President Trump and many members of Congress are talking about reshoring pharmaceutical production. We look at the benefits of
June Trade Deficit Falls Slightly In Pandemic, Stands At $50.7 Billion
By Ken Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst The pandemic has curtailed exports and imports and today’s trade numbers showed a slight decline in the trade deficit.
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
