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Historic job growth in 2022 reflects strong but uneven economic recovery: State and local lawmakers should prioritize rebuilding the public sector in 2023

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The economic recovery since 2020 Private-sector employment has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels across the country, except for the leisure and hospitality sector, which faced large job losses and remains 5.5% State and local lawmakers should seize it. below February 2020 employment levels.

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Voters turned out for economic justice: A review of key ballot measures from the 2022 midterm elections

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Though much work remains to be done to enact a progressive economic agenda, this midterm election showed clear signs of support for a policy agenda that prioritizes economic, racial, and gender justice for working families. Nebraska: Voters approved Initiative 433, which will increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026.

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When Is It OK to Prioritize Business Growth Over Business Debt?

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While there’s no magic formula to define what’s “healthy” debt, you can answer these questions to decide if your company is ready to prioritize growth over business debt. Planful’s Total Economic Impact study showed that the benefits of cloud-based services extend to financial planning and analysis (FP&A).

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Unemployment Drops To 6.9 Pct As Economy Adds 638K Jobs

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“These improvements in the labor market reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it,” the U.S. The number of persons employed part-time "for economic reasons" increased by 383,000 to 6.7 Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

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B2B FinTechs Show Signs Of Mid-Year Venture Capital Lull

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And while the firm has been targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Worky is reportedly looking to expand to companies with more than 200 employees as well, and will continue to prioritize data and support for remote workers as it grows.

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Picking The Gig Economy’s Winners And Losers

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Plaza’s firm, for example, has seen a dip in demand due to the general economic slowdown currently unfolding. That those plans were previously in the pipeline and under constructions meant the emergence of COVID-19 wasn’t a case of having to rewrite the calendar, but of reprioritizing to accelerate those efforts.

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2:00PM Water Cooler 12/23/2022 | naked capitalism

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Manufacturing: “United States Durable Goods Orders” [ Trading Economics ]. Housing: “United States Building Permits” [ Trading Economics ]. Permits, a proxy for future construction, have been falling as soaring prices and rising mortgage rates hit demand and activity.”. Stats Watch. month-over-month in November 2022.

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