(The Center Square) – Despite the ongoing challenges of finding employees, small businesses are a little more optimistic. The National Federation of Small Business’ Optimism Index showed a rise of 1.2 ...

Somewhat lost in the discussions of the U.S. auto industry’s problems are similar problems that are beginning to crop up in Europe. With labor issues already appearing at VW, Seat and Mercedes, the ...

Earlier, we had discussed the latest NFIB survey of small businesses. While optimism was weak, a particular area of concern was employment. Of all problems highlighted, labor took a backseat in ...

While Vice President Kamala Harris champions green energy, the current administration’s preferential treatment of companies such as South Korea’s Hanwha QCells, despite ties to slave labor, raises ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Manufacturers large and small are leaning on automation to ...

Labor productivity growth in the U.S. has been slow, contributing to modest increases in wages and real wages. Pay is ultimately tied to productivity. The government's focus on stimulating consumer ...

The construction industry is facing a perfect storm in the labor arena. Not only is it harder to find workers, but employers are having to pay those they do hire – many underqualified – steadily ...