Tag: Labor

Manufacturers Poised For Solid 2nd Half of Year

The Institute for Supply Management recently reported that its purchasing managers’ index edged up to 53.5 in June from 52.8 in May.  The ISM report showed factory orders and employment in June stood at their highest readings since December 2014. …

Salaries Trending Up Again

Salaries Trending Up Again US unemployment edged down to 5.5% in February.  Manufacturers added over 8000 new jobs.   Even as the strength of the US Dollar has cut into global profits, there continues to be an increase in new orders…

More Good Economic News

December 2014 was another good month.  US unemployment figures edged down in December from 5.8% to 5.6%, and US Manufacturing ended the year strong with an increase in activity.  With continued growth in consumer sales and production demands along with…