Tag: unemployment
Don’t fear the new year
CBJ Editorial
With stock markets at record highs and unemployment near record lows, it seems odd that the business community is entering the new decade...
2020 Vision: Forecasting this year’s business trends
Compiled by CBJ News Staff
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In early December, we asked roughly two-dozen leaders from a variety of sectors to weigh in on the trends and...
(Un)Hired Help: Working on the edge
The American economy has roared back to life since the Great Recession more than a decade ago, but the crisis also left a permanent...
(Un)Hired Help: Working on the edge
The American economy has roared back to life since the Great Recession more than a decade ago, but the crisis also left a permanent...
(Un)Hired Help: Digging into Iowa’s workforce skills gap
In this six-part, members-first series, the CBJ is exploring the causes and symptoms of Iowa’s worker shortage, and whether it’s likely to be a...
RSM economist upbeat on mid-market
Keynote speaker Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist of RSM US LLP, kicked off the CBJ Mid-Year Economic Review at the Coralville Marriott on June 28....
Three ways to outlast a layoff
By Dennis G. Visser / Guest Column
Some of us in Eastern Iowa work in industries that go up and go down fairly consistently. The high...