Forget the “great resignation,” today’s employees seem to be staying put at their jobs. Plus, coastal communities brace for hurricane season.
The data suggest the job market could be returning to more normal times after an exceptional period of hiring new employees.
The 0.7% increase signals a healthy tone for manufacturing, at least relative to recent weak readings for construction and consumer spending.
In half a century we’ve gone from piano bars and bone china to cramped seats and $20 sandwiches.
New research out from Stanford finds the number of 40-plus-mile commutes are increasing as many workers only need to travel to work a few days a week. And the share of workers traveling 75 miles or more is up a third since the start of the pandemic.
In Houston, one woman is working to make her community more resilient in the face of extreme weather.
Will these smaller, lower-emissions vehicles compete with trucks in making last-mile deliveries in urban areas?