Many larger firms welcome the directive, while smaller businesses with about 100 employees worry about its effect on labor shortages.
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Are we at risk of stagflation as prices rise and growth slows?
A spike in inflation, combined with slower growth than projected amid COVID surge, has raised the specter of stagflation, some economists say.
Breaking down the big US labor shortage: Crunch could partly ease this fall but much of it could take years to fix
The U.S. celebrated Labor Day Monday. Its worst-ever labor shortage could partly ease this fall but the crunch could last in some form through 2023
Economy added 235,000 jobs in August amid COVID surge, worker shortage. Unemployment fell to 5.2%.
The economy added a disappointing 235,000 jobs last month amid COVID surge, worker shortages
Fed’s Powell: Economy has made ‘clear progress’ toward Fed’s employment goal, keeping Fed on track to taper bond purchases this year
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economy has made ‘clear progress’ toward the Fed’s jobs goal and Fed’s on track to taper bond buying.
Consumer prices rising in South and Midwest amid recovery, threatening low-cost appeal
Consumer prices are increasing more sharply in the South and Midwest, threatening to chip away at the regions’ low-cost appeal
Homeownership in reach for more as Fannie Mae to include rent payments in mortgage approval process
More Americans are expected to qualify for home loans after Fannie Mae said it will include rent payment history in its mortgage approval process
From cold, hard cash to free sandwiches, here are some incentives for remote workers to move to other communities
A growing number of cities, states and regions are offering incentives to entice newly remote workers to move to their areas.
Move here, get paid: Small towns offer up to $20K just to get you to live there, work remotely
A number of small towns are dangling up to $20,000 to lure remote workers and boost their economies. Incentives are up as more people work from home.
Economy adds 943,000 jobs in July despite COVID surge, worker shortages as unemployment falls to 5.4%
U.S. employers added 943,000 jobs in July despite another COVID surge as the economy continued to reopen across the country.