(Sun Sentinel) — Minority firms have been an engine of job growth for the U.S. economy in recent years, outpacing growth within the general business community for most of the last decade. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people employed at minority-owned businesses jumped 27 percent — from 4.7 million to 5.9 […]
(Crain’s) — Brooklyn’s employment rolls swelled by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the year earlier period, marking the fourth largest gain in the nation, a new report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics finds. The 8,600-job spurt was fueled largely by a hiring spree in home health care, which added […]
Broadband investment equals job creation.
(Smart Money) — GOOD MORNING. Stocks in Asia closed mixed today, European shares are mostly up, and U.S. futures are pointing to a mixed open. More disappointing news about the job market is expected today. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the national unemployment rate for July at 8:30 a.m. Economists polled by […]
Green technology forecasted to create jobs.
(Inc) — Hester and Jason Rodriguez learned quickly that banks weren’t going to be much help to them in their dream of opening a restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas. The couple had what they thought was a solid plan, plus about $20,000 in savings and a stash of used restaurant equipment. But even though the couple owned their […]
(New York Times) — The United States added just 83,000 private-sector jobs in June, a dishearteningly low number that could add to the growing number of economists who warn that the economic recovery has slowed to the point that it cannot generate enough job growth. Over all, the nation lost 125,000 jobs, according to the […]
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