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“We are scrambling as a school, as a district” to catch up kids and address mental health needs, Jessica Gomez of Southern California says.
Construction projects are still being complicated by high interest rates, a persistent skilled labor shortage, and manufacturing slowdowns.
“We’d like to think that we’re responsible for high demand but it’s really the weather,” says Al Rose of Red Apple Farm.
Suppliers are prioritizing core products, says the owner of Ryan Amato Painting, but deep colors and clear coats can be hard to get.
The “I’d prefer a full-time gig, but I can’t find one” measure can give us a sense of how much slack or unmet potential there is in the labor market.
Young workers’ sense of “wanting to untether my job from my identity” has grown in the past year, The Journal’s Lindsay Ellis reports.
More people in the United States are working two full-time jobs than ever before, says Lauren Kaori Gurley of The Washington Post.
It’s unlikely a crash in employment would prompt a recession. In spite of a slowdown in job creation, the job market remains relatively strong.
At the start of the pandemic, the number of part timers who would rather work full time spiked. Now, it’s lower than any time since 2001.
The economy is not where it needs to be on inflation, says Mary Daly, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
