Dismal Science
  • Home
  • Housing
  • Retail
  • Manufacturing
  • Personal Income
  • Trade
  • Employment
Select Page
Trump Tax Cuts Put More Money in Americans’ Pockets. They Stashed Rather Than Spent.

Trump Tax Cuts Put More Money in Americans’ Pockets. They Stashed Rather Than Spent.

by Max Zahn | Apr 6, 2018 | Personal Income

Americans stashed rather than spent their initial earnings boost from the recently passed Republican tax cuts, putting off the economic surge many onlookers expected. Consumer spending grew at a sluggish 0.2 percent pace in February, the first month companies adjusted...
Trump Tax Cuts Spur Sharp Increase in Take-home Pay

Trump Tax Cuts Spur Sharp Increase in Take-home Pay

by Max Zahn | Mar 5, 2018 | Personal Income

The Trump tax cuts spurred a sharp increase in Americans’ take-home pay at the outset of 2018. After-tax income grew at a rate of 0.9 percent in January, the fastest growth of any month since December 2012, according to a report released by the Bureau of Economic...

Seattle’s Restaurants Not Collapsing Due to Rising Minimum Wage. In Fact, They’re Thriving.

by Raul Hernandez | May 30, 2016 | Personal Income

by Raul Hernandez When Seattle lawmakers committed to gradually raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, Chase Gunther worried that his job prospects would suffer. Working as a line cook in a Seattle restaurant, Gunther was hesitant at the idea that other restaurant...
Labor Wins Fight for $15. Now What? Maybe $20.

Labor Wins Fight for $15. Now What? Maybe $20.

by George Goss | May 26, 2016 | Personal Income

By George Goss Cash-strapped New York laborers like Carlos Vega formed the rank and file of Fight for $15, the nationwide campaign to raise the minimum wage. But despite winning a once-inconceivable victory—convincing New York to raise its minimum wage to $15 by...

Raising the minimum wage will benefit thousands of undocumented workers in the US

by Barbara Marcolini | May 23, 2016 | Personal Income

  by Barbara Marcolini When warm summer weather arrives, inviting New Yorkers to go out, Annamaria celebrates. The busiest season for catering means the waitress will work seven days a week and save money for the winter, when work is scarce. Since she arrived...

Employers say they can’t find workers. So why aren’t they doing anything about it?

by joshuakeefe | May 23, 2016 | Personal Income

By Josh Keefe Rackspace Hosting, a San Antonio-based cloud computing company, is one of many companies moving the world’s data to the cloud. Its OpenStack cloud computing platform was launched in 2012. IBM, Intel and Hewlett-Packard adopted the technology for use in...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Recent Posts

  • Black Unemployment Hits Historic Low — But Not Everywhere
  • New York Rents Reach Record Highs Despite Moderating Nationwide
  • Semiconductor industry set to boost job creation and localities
  • The Labor Market Continues To Remain Tight In April
  • Is Arizona Bulletproof To A Possible Recession

Categories

  • Employment
  • Featured
  • Housing
  • Inflation
  • Intel
  • Manufacturing
  • Personal Income
  • Retail
  • Trade
  • Uncategorized
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google
  • RSS

Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress