Supply chain issues are causing a lot of problems all across the United States. Anyone who is trying to move products over the last few years can attest to the rise in freight prices and the lack of available drivers. The federal Government has recently announced it will allow teens to drive semi trucks from
Two of the biggest standouts in the Consumer Price Index are energy costs which have risen 33.3% in the last 12 months and used car and truck prices are up 31.4% over November 2020. The only category to decline was airfares which fell 3.7%. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
This chart is from a study conducted by Indeed.com comparing interest in job sectors pre-pandemic (Feb 1st, 2020) to interest in those positions today. Civil Engineering has seen the biggest increase in interest while Loading & Stocking jobs have had the biggest decline in interest from job seekers. Advertised wages are the biggest driver of
From at least 1997 to the present manufacturing as a percentage of total US GDP has been falling. But the total output in dollars has been growing. And since 2010 employment in manufacturing has been rising steadily. Employment in manufacturing is clearly not what it used to be in the US but still plays a