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Potential Effects of Curtailing Fossil Fuel Use on Jobs, By State
by Matt Sedlar
What effect would curtailing fossil use have over jobs in the fossil fuel industry? Dean Baker and Aiden Lee project it could cause an annual ...
February Losses in Construction Offset Manufacturing’s Rebound from a Dismal January
by Matt Sedlar
Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging decreased in February by 44,000 jobs, a 0.22 percent decrease from the previous month. The decrease brings ...
Losses in January Reverse Trend of Growth in Blue Collar Sectors
by Matt Sedlar
Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging decreased by 13,000 jobs in January, or -0.06 percent over the previous month. This is a departure ...
Blue Collar Jobs Continue Slow Recovery in December
by Matt Sedlar
In a time of uncertainty, blue collar job growth was certainly consistent at the end of 2020. Employment in construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging ...