Declines in public-sector employment and wages have dragged down the recovery from the 2008 recession. Those declines have also disproportionately hurt minority workers: Part of the reason…
Tag: labor
Part 3 of Dakotafire‘s coverage of South Dakota’s teacher shortage wonders if the Blue Ribbon panel’s 30th recommendation should have been recruiting moms to teach: “Being a teacher…
Governor Dennis Daugaard uses his weekly column to promote more standardized tests… for workers! When a business needs to hire a new employee, there’s a lot…
Various business closures around the state have raised concerns about too-tight labor supply. But the announcement that Dakota Lodging is closing the 51-year-old Aberdeen Ramada Inn appears to reflect too…
The United States Postal Service wants you! KELO reports that the USPS is looking for clerks, carriers, and handlers to handle the Christmas rush in…
In addition to calling for more gravy for marketers, the Sioux Falls Area Strategic Workforce Action Agenda also says a few things about education—er, “talent development”.…
Sioux Falls employers think their workforce problems stem in part from negative perceptions of South Dakota: “Most of the professional people we ask don’t know…
Update 2015.09.19 00:03 CDT: After I posted this article, Bob Mercer corrected his article to state that the Local 49 proposal is an initiated measure and not…
Governor Dennis Daugaard says it’s the state’s job to supply workers to business. In his latest column, the Governor says government, education, and business need to work…
Suppose you drove a bulldozer for a living. A couple contractors in town hire you to move some dirt on their job sites. Then the mayor comes…