InsideSources, September 10, 2019 The Post-Journal (Jamestown, NY), September 14, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr. The Labor Department has told us that that 130,000 new jobs were created in August. However, around 25,000 were temporary census workers hired by the federal government. That puts the August total for new private-sector…
National media still doesn’t focus on small business job losses
The Washington Post is reporting that big businesses are pulling back on hiring due to uncertainty about the economy (see below). Still no mention by the national media that small businesses have already been shedding jobs for the last 3 months. From The Washington Post — U.S. businesses have begun…
Small businesses nationally shed 105,000 jobs in past 3 months
Hartsville Messenger August 5, 2019 From staff reports COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Department of Labor released its national jobs report last week indicating that the nation added 164,000 jobs in July. The ADP National Employment Report also released a report saying that 156,000 new jobs were added last month. However,…
Nationwide, the smallest businesses shed jobs. Here’s what that might mean in SC
Post and Courier August 8, 2019 By Emily Williams Nationally, businesses with fewer than 20 employees have shed 105,000 jobs since May. File/Staff The smallest businesses in the country have been shedding jobs this summer, and some experts say the drops could be early signs of a slowdown. Businesses with…
How will the Bipartisan Budget Act affect businesses, government?
MultiBriefs August 5, 2019 Seth Sandronsky Now that President Trump has inked the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, what does it mean for businesses and the federal government? For one thing, the BBA suspends the national debt limit until after the 2020 election and hikes spending by $324 billion over…
Small businesses nationally shed 105,000 jobs in past 3 months
PRESS RELEASE Date: August 5, 2019 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Small businesses nationally shed 105,000 jobs in past 3 months Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733, 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Small businesses nationally shed 105,000 jobs in past 3 months (Columbia, SC) The Department of Labor released…
Small businesses lose more jobs
Small business jobs continue downward trend. Down 23,000 jobs in June and 52,000 in May. Where are the national headlines????
Gallup misleading Congress and public
Tomorrow the U.S. House Committee on Small Business holds a hearing featuring the results of a Gallup poll conducted in October last year. The title of the hearing is The Path to Job Creation but the better title might be The Path to Deceiving Congress. The issue is the…
Solar and Recycling
The second week of the SC General Assembly starts today so it’s time for a few more issues from the South Carolina Small Business Chamber’s (SCSBCC) legislative agenda. SCSBCC has a long history of supporting renewable energy and conservation. It’s safe to say that environmental groups have no bigger ally…