Jobs

  The U.S. economy added 196,000 jobs in the month of March, a reading that was higher than analysts had predicted, while the nation’s jobless rate remained unchanged at 3.8 percent. Employment in the manufacturing […] Read More

  According to Statistics Canada, the Canadian economy expanded 0.1 percent in August. While manufacturing output was softer, contracting 0.6 percent for the month, the oil and gas and finance and insurance sectors grew. According […] Read More

In an article that was originally published in Assembly Magazine, Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative, explores the effect automation will have on the U.S. and Chinese economies. Moser writes: “Automation helps developed countries […] Read More

  The Canadian economy expanded 0.4 percent in February, a significant improvement over the 0.1 percent contraction in January. Reuters reportersgoods-producing industries expanded 1.2 percent “as the mining and oil and gas extraction sector recovered […] Read More

The U.S. trade deficit increased by $900 million between January 2018 and February 2018 and is now at a new record of $56.7 billion. The deficit increased 22.7 percent between February 2017 and February 2018. […] Read More