A recent poll of 541 of the state's chief executives revealed a mix of confidence and apprehension as they assessed the current business climate and looked ahead to future conditions. read more >
The idea that defeating high inflation would require sharply higher unemployment is based on a long-time economic model that may prove ill-suited for the post-pandemic episode. read more >
Looking at the business press for the last few quarters, it seems that the most unpredictable (and therefore likely most dangerous) new threat to businesses will continue to be finding and keeping top talent. read more >
Workers walked out of General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers. read more >
U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 20,000 to 201,000 for the week ending Sept. 16, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's the lowest figure since the last week of January. read more >
Last month's job growth marked an increase from July's revised gain of 157,000 but still pointed to a moderating pace of hiring compared with the sizzling gains of last year and earlier this year. read more >
The new rule, shared with The Associated Press ahead of the announcement, would require employers to pay overtime to so-called white collar workers who make less than $55,000 a year. read more >
The number of job vacancies dropped to 8.8 million last month, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the fewest since March 2021. read more >
Much of the world's population is aging, and older people are less likely to keep working. Those trends could act as supply shocks, similar to the shortages of goods and labor that accelerated inflation during the rebound from the pandemic recession. read more >
A historic heat wave that began blasting the Southwest and other parts of the country this summer is shining a spotlight on one of the harshest, yet least-addressed effects of U.S. climate change. read more >
The greatest annual growth occurred in leisure and hospitality, private education and health services. read more >
Hiring was up from 185,000 in June, a figure that the Labor Department revised down from an originally reported 209,000. Economists had expected to see 200,000 new jobs in July. read more >
Surges in consumer demand have collided with persistent labor shortages, and workers are pushing back against forced overtime, punishing schedules or company reliance on lower-paid, part-time or contract forces. read more >
The government's report also showed that the number of people who quit their jobs in June fell sharply to 3.8 million from 4.1 million, another sign the job market is slowing. read more >
The wage war comes as governments and taxpayers feel the consequences of empty positions. read more >
During a panel discussion at Tuesday's Rotary Club of Little Rock meeting, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said there could legislative action on lowering state income tax "over the coming months." read more >
The combined company is being rebranded as Metova Strategies. Offices are being consolidated to The Ledger, a new bike-friendly building in downtown Bentonville. read more >
The latest evidence of economic strength makes it all but certain that the Fed will resume its interest rate hikes later this month after having ended a streak of 10 rate increases that have been intended to curb high inflation. read more >
The contract covers approximately 8,500 union members who work for ABF Freight, ArcBest’s less-than-truckload subsidiary. read more >
It was the eighth consecutive month of employment gains in the state. read more >
