STRONG GDP GROWTH IN 1ST QUARTER SIGNALS GOOD YEAR FOR US ECONOMY
The US economy is off to a good start in 2021, with GDP growing at an annualized rate of 6.4% during the first three months of the year. With a majority of American consumers feeling confident about economic conditions in the United States and starting to spend the $4.1 trillion they saved during the pandemic lockdowns, the […]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORTS 917,000 US JOBS CREATED IN MARCH
On April 2, 2021, the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 917,000 new jobs in the USA were added to the economy during March 2021, dropping the country’s unemployment rate down to 6 percent. The BLS also increased its US jobs estimates for the previous two months, reporting that 233,000 […]
GOLDMAN SACHS PREDICTS US EMPLOYMENT WILL SOAR DURING 2021
In March 2021, Goldman Sachs predicted that there will be strong hiring in the United States during 2021 and that the unemployment rate in the US is likely to drop from the current 6.2% to just 4.1% or even lower by the end of the year. Both Goldman Sachs and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen […]
WOMEN WORKING IN US ECONOMIC POLICY POSITIONS REFLECT INCLUSIVENESS
President Joe Biden’s appointments of women to top economic policy positions in the US government has broken barriers and further demonstrated the inclusiveness promoted by the new administration. History was already made when the former US Senator from California, Kamala Harris, became the first women, first Black and first Asian Vice-President of the United States. […]
HELP WANTED: WORKERS NEEDED FOR ONE MILLION COMPUTER JOBS IN THE USA
There are over one million advertisements posted for information technology jobs in the USA, but not enough workers to fill them all. Despite the economic disruptions cause by Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, the unemployment rate for computer professionals in the United States was a very low 2.3% as of February 2021, which is actually lower than […]
RESEARCH SUGGEST US IMMIGRATION SHOULD BE INCREASED FURTHER
New research from the National Immigration Forum supports President Biden’s efforts to increase US immigration levels. Some of the reasons given for boosting US immigration levels include a rapidly-aging American population; growing numbers of “baby boomer” generation workers retiring from the labor force; rising life expectancy; falling fertility rates; and shortages of workers for US […]
NEW AMERICAN PRESIDENT TAKES MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF US IMMIGRATION
The new President of the United States, Joseph Biden, has taken several measures in support of US immigration during his first days and weeks in The White House. On his first day in office, President Biden signed an Executive Order that cancelled former President Trump’s travel ban for individuals from several mostly-Muslim majority countries. The […]
FIVE-HUNDRED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO US GREEN CARD HOLDERS
When an immigrant becomes a Permanent Resident of the United States through the US Green Card Lottery, one of the many benefits they enjoy is the opportunity to open their own business in America. Although many entrepreneurs start a new business completely from scratch, another way to become a business owner in the USA is […]
THE BEST JOBS IN AMERICA FOR 2021 AND HOW MUCH THEY PAY
The New Year of 2021 is here and with it comes new opportunities for US employment and a higher standard of living in America following the challenges of the previous year. Joseph Biden will become the new president of the United States on January 20, 2021, and he is expected to promote a more positive […]
THESE SOFT SKILLS OPEN THE DOOR TO US JOB OPPORTUNITIES
American employers are looking for workers who possess not only ‘hard skills’ such as experience using computers or operating machines, but they also seek employees with certain ‘soft skills’ that contribute to success in any career field. Three of the best soft skills to have are problem-solving abilities, integrity and kindness, as well as “going […]