Labor Shortages Across America
We highlighted labor shortages in various states over the past couple of weeks but for a more holistic view, the US Chamber of Commerce has compiled an interactive map that…
Labor Shortages: North Dakota
The state of North Dakota wants to implement state run immigration offices to attract more immigrants to the state to fill the labor shortages. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, is sponsoring two…
Late February Update on SPY, QQQ, XHB Chart Crashes
With February ending next Tuesday we thought we’d check in with the crash comparison charts for SPY, QQQ, and XHB. First up is SPY which seems to be a blend…
Labor Shortages: Texas
Labor shortages in Texas? Texas is booming economically and according to NAR has the second most inward migration from other states at 231,000 new resident. So how can Texas have…
Labor Shortages: Indiana
Indiana has a labor shortage problem on farms and the problem has been growing every year with no real long term solutions in sight. From Brown Field Ag News: “We…
Labor Shortages: Illinois
The State of Illinois has a labor shortage problem but the biggest impact for the state seems to be in a shortage of government workers. From the Daily Herald: Roughly…
January 2023 – US Top Trading Partner Inflation Check
The BLS released the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) earlier this week and it came in at a hot 6.4% and yesterday the PPI index came out today at a…
Labor Shortages: South Dakota
South Dakota has a few problems with labor shortages. The first is insufficient number of caregivers to take care of the growing elderly population in the state. From Dakota News…
Labor Shortages: Minnesota
There is a domino effect that is impacting labor shortages and it begins with lack of child care services. Because of a lack of child care services, a potential worker,…
Labor Shortages: Massachusetts
According to Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Massachusetts has a shortage of 19,000 health care workers. From WWLP.com The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association estimated last fall that hospitals around…