Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Sometimes the experts get it wrong – really wrong. Which can be very good news indeed. Exhibit 1 – Surprising many economists, the “soft landing” – reducing inflation WITHOUT super high unemployment – is real. A key indicator shows the … Continue reading Good news Friday – unemployment and wages are up…inflation is DOWN!
Read More...Here’s some of the good stuff happening these days… The number of workers with paid sick leave has jumped…lowest-wage workers’ access to paid sick leave has nearly doubled from 20% to 39% since 2010 – driven by more states enacting … Continue reading Good news Friday…paid sick leave. more $ for home care workers, bye yellow pill bottles, and a NEW THING!
Read More...Good news Monday starts with this from the Economist, a beacon of objectivity (reformatted for clarity): a steady stream of better-than-expected data has left analysts scrambling to lift their forecasts. New orders for manufacturing firms reached their highest in nine months … Continue reading Good news Monday – a growing economy, higher wages for workers, and care for the homeless
Read More...Old coal-fired electric plants are being converted to manufacturing, residential, office, and recreational uses. These are massive undertakings involving dismantling giant buildings; taking down crumbling smokestacks; removing hundreds of tons of asbestos; shredding hundreds of tons of steel, copper and … Continue reading more good jobs = more premium and more claims
Read More...Yeah…I know, this was a really awful week. At times like these I retreat into the “control what you can control” mantra…Can’t do a darn thing about the Middle East or the incredibly dysfunctional House of Representatives…but we all can … Continue reading Good news Friday (really)
Read More...Ok, time to set aside the current clustermess in the House of Representatives… because… there is REALLY good news about the economy! Inflation is waaaay down…and has been trending that way for months. Core inflation in August was darn close … Continue reading Good news Friday….
Read More...Well, in an effort to counter the stupidity that has infected some in Washington, I’ll do my best to find glimmers of good news to start your weekend. Ukraine Ukraine is making solid if not spectacular progress in its offensive…and … Continue reading Good news Friday…
Read More...You may not have heard of the Build America, Buy America Act…here’s why it is good news indeed for US manufacturing and construction – and employment. BABA lays out requirements for US content in federally funded infrastructure projects, requirements that … Continue reading Good news Friday…Build America, Buy America
Read More...Inflation. Employment. Manufacturing jobs. Wages. All are in waaaaay better shape than they were a couple years ago. What’s downright weird is how gloomy many are…in the face of pretty good news on many fronts. So let’s start the weekend … Continue reading Good news Friday – and implications for workers’ comp
Read More...For the first time in forever I missed WCRI’s annual confab…a Board meeting conflicted darn it. Thanks to Stuart Colburn for his comprehensive reporting from Phoenix…I hereby give up my as-it-happens blog-casting role to the estimable Mr Colburn Esq. (subscription … Continue reading Good stuff I missed this week…
Read More...