American Workers celebrate Labor Day 2018...

Positive Economic Labor Day News - 2018

On this national holiday dedicated to the brains and brawn of the American worker, let’s take the pulse of our 160-million-strong U.S. labor force. Consider:
More and more Americans are actively participating in the labor market. Our current unemployment rate of 3.9 percent has dropped dramatically in recent years, and the U.S. economy added 160,000 new jobs in July alone, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
More and more of us are producing goods and services more efficiently. The Gross Domestic Product of the nation expanded by a near-record 4.2 percent in the second quarter of this year. The U.S. Economic Policy Institute reports that the average hourly employee’s productivity has increased 80 percent over the past four decades.
More and more of us also are gaining deserved rewards for such enhanced productivity. Over the past 12 months, for example, the average hourly wage of the American worker increased from $22.11 to $22.65, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Collectively, then, the vital signs of the labor force clearly remain strong, robust and ripe for additional improvement.

Organized labor – for whom Labor Day was created in 1894 after a national train strike resulted in the deaths of 30 workers at the hands of U.S. marshals – has seen better days as well. Its ranks have been decimated over the past three decades.

In 1983, 20.1 percent of the American workforce was unionized; in 2015, that rate was 11.1 percent and falling.

Monday, September 17th, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM is the next Employment Support Group Meeting. If your seeking employment or in a career transition, please join us.

Additional Information...

http://www.newhopechurchpa.org...

Contact...

Len Deane Jr.

DeaneL70@verizon.net