Small Businesses Struggle To Fill Job Openings, Report Finds
A Newly Released Survey Of Small Businesses Shows That Nearly Half Are Having Trouble Filling Job Openings.
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TN Republicans Continue To Prioritize Foreign Labor Over Their Own Constituents
To Many Conservatives It Looks Like Rep. Dale Carr Is Actively Working To Make Tennessee More Appealing To Illegal Immigrants, By Making It Easier For Employers To Replace Tennessee Workers With Foreign Labor.
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U.S. Circuit Court Upholds Injunction Against Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals On Monday Upheld A Lower Court’s Ruling Blocking The Biden Administration’s Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate For Federal Contractors And Their Employees.
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3.1% Of Tennessee Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs
100,000 People In Tennessee Quit Their Jobs In March, The Most Recent Month Of Available Data – A 5.3% Increase From One Year Earlier. This Accounts For 3.1% Of The Total Workforce, Slightly Higher Than The 3.0% Share Of Workers Nationwide Who Quit Their Jobs In March.
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Tennessee Legislation Rejects Divestment Trend Of Fossil Fuel Industry
Legislation That Passed Both The House And Senate Of The Tennessee General Assembly With Votes Along Party Lines Prohibits The State Treasurer From Entering Into Contracts With Banks Or Other Financial Institutions In Tennessee That Have A Policy Of Prohibiting Financing To Companies In The Fossil Fuel Industry Unless The State Was Unable To Obtain The Services Elsewhere.
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Public Policy Expert Says TN Will Need People Moving In To Continue Economic Growth
For Tennessee’s Labor Force To Continue To Grow, It Will Need To Depend On In-Migration From The Rest Of The Country, According To Marianne Wanamaker, Executive Director Of The University Of Tennessee’s Howard Baker Center For Public Policy.
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December Sees Significant Job Growth, But Millions Of Americans Are Calling It Quits
The U.S. Showed Strong Job Gains In December, But A Record Number Of Americans Continue To Leave The Workforce Voluntarily.
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Education Reform Organization Says TN Should Do More To Prepare Students For Workforce
Economic Expansion In The Past Year Has Opened Up Many More Jobs In Tennessee, Bringing The Discussion Of College And Career Readiness To The Forefront Once Again. However, Some Question Whether Tennessee Graduates Will Actually Have The Skills And Qualifications Needed To Take On Those Jobs.
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November Job Report Falls Short By Half, Unemployment Rate Declines
Republicans Lay The Blame For The Lackluster Job Creation At The Feet Of President Joe Biden And Argued The Economy Cannot Handle The Administration’s Proposed Federal Debt Spending Through The “Build Back Better” Plan.
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Injunction Ordered Against Federal Contractor Mandates In Tennessee, Kentucky & Ohio
A U.S. District Judge In Kentucky Ordered A Preliminary Injunction Tuesday That Prevents The Enforcement Of President Joe Biden’s Federal Contractor Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate In Kentucky, Ohio And Tennessee.
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