Category: La Finca
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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Gained 200,196 Jobs in June 2024
In June, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services merged with FedEx Express to form Federal Express Corporation. As a result of the merger, carrier FX has experienced a significant increase in employee count, increasing the total number of employees in the industry.
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update
In the week ending August 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised level.
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Employment Opportunities for Week Ending August 23, 2024
Over the course of the past week, Las Cruces Digest received dozens of announcements of open positions, and employers hoping to fill them.
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Share of Job Seekers Highest Since 2014
The proportion of individuals who reported searching for a job in the past four weeks rose to 28.4 percent from 19.4 percent in July 2023, marking the highest reading since March 2014, according to the July 2024 SCE Labor Market Survey.
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A Driver Can Easily Get More Miles from an Hour of Level 2 Charging while their EV is Parked than the Average Person Drives in a Day
A driver can easily get more miles from an hour of level 2 charging while their light-duty EV is parked and plugged into a charger than the average person drives in a day.
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NMSU Alumnus devotes career to helping others preserve and grow their finances
Wealth management professionals like New Mexico State University alumnus CJ Dennis devote their careers to helping others preserve and grow their finances.
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The Federal Reserve and its Monetary Policy Implementation Framework
The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the United States. Its key entities are the Board of Governors, which is an independent federal government agency, 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks, and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
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Regulating Decentralized Systems: Evidence from Sanctions on Tornado Cash
Blockchain-based systems are run by a decentralized network of participants and are designed to be censorship-resistant.
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NMSU to host 40th annual Career Expo, Engineering, Science and Technology Fair
New Mexico State University’s Office of Experiential Learning will host the 40th annual Career Expo Fair and Engineering, Science and Technology Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 17-18.
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Employment Opportunities as of Friday, August 16, 2024
Over the course of the past week, Las Cruces Digest received dozens of announcements of open positions, and employers hoping to fill them. To be sure, these are not all local jobs; however, these employers are casting a wide net in hopes of finding help. A Las Cruces Digest Report Disclaimer: The following links and…
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New Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize Gets to Work– Department of Energy Offering Over $3 Million to Create Clean Energy Jobs
DOE’s new Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize will award over $3 million to new or existing place-based coalitions focused on creating accessible, good-paying jobs in clean energy.
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report 08/15/2024 08:00 AM EDT
In the week ending August 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised level.
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Learn to be financially Savvy with the City of Las Cruces and the United Way of Southwest New Mexico.
Join the FREE 6-part financial literacy program to learn the basics of finances through a range of class topics.
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims: New Mexico had 799 New Claims with 10,000 still looking for work
Nationally, the advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending July 27, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised rate.
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Employment Opportunity Roundup: August 9, 2024
Over the course of the past week, Las Cruces Digest received dozens of announcements of open positions, and employers hoping to fill them. To be sure, these are not all local jobs; however, these employers are casting a wide net in hopes of finding help.
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Arrowhead Center at NMSU to host state’s first Startup World Cup competition in Albuquerque
New Mexico has been selected to join the 2024 Startup World Cup, a prestigious global competition organized by San Jose, California-based Pegasus Tech Ventures, offering a $1 million prize to the winner.
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Demographic Characteristics of Nonemployer Business Owners
This release also includes business owners’ urban and rural classification, receipt size of firm, legal form of organization (e.g., sole proprietorships and partnerships), and for the first time, tabulation of nonemployer business data by county.
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Trade liberalization reduces entrepreneurship rate
Entrepreneurship is an extremely important driver of economic growth and wealth creation. However, entrepreneurship opportunities may be significantly different in a globally interconnected economy relative to the past.
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The Anatomy of Labor Demand Pre- and Post-COVID
Has labor demand changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? The authors leverage detailed data on the universe of U.S. online job listings to study the dynamics of labor demand pre- and post-COVID.
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Study shows NM outdoor recreation businesses expect growth–Grants Available
The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) Director Karina Armijo announced the opening of both the Outdoor Equity Fund (OEF) and the Outdoor Recreation Trails+ Grant. Both grant programs opened for applications on July 1, 2024.
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Las Cruces Reads about Money Tech: The DeFi Intermediation Chain
Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is a rapidly growing ecosystem of financial applications built on blockchain technology, primarily on the Ethereum network.
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Webinar: Helpful Filing Tips and Recommendations Webinar for the 2024 H-2A Farmworker Protection–August 7, 2024
On August 7, 2024, the Department of Labor will host a public webinar to educate stakeholders, program users, and other interested members of the public on the changes to the H-2A program made by the 2024 H-2A Farmworker Protection Final Rule.
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Center of Supply Chain Entrepreneurship program sets up students for success
Victor Pimentel, assistant professor of supply chain/business analytics and director of CSCE program, said the program initiated in 2021 and aims to connect local, national and international businesses to College of Business faculty and students.
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Household Debt Rose by $184 Billion in Q1 2024; Delinquency Transition Rates Increased Across All Debt Types
“In the first quarter of 2024, credit card and auto loan transition rates into serious delinquency continued to rise across all age groups,” said Joelle Scally, Regional Economic Principal within the Household and Public Policy Research Division at the New York Fed.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Against Intimidation of Whistleblowers
Forcing workers to sign broad nondisclosure agreements could deter disclosure of misconduct
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The Mysterious Slowdown in U.S. Manufacturing Productivity
Throughout the twentieth century, steady technological and organizational innovations, along with the accumulation of productive capital, increased labor productivity at a steady rate of around 2 percent per year.
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Celebrate your financial independence
July is the month we celebrate our nation’s independence, but it can also be the month you celebrate your Financial Independence Day!
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Registration open now for first NM Startup Forum to be held in September
Registration is now open for the inaugural New Mexico Startup Forum, hosted by Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University. The forum will take place Sept. 4-5 in Albuquerque.
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Wage Insurance: A Potential Policy for Displaced Workers
Despite the existing safety net, worker displacement continues to have severe consequences that motivate the consideration of new social insurance programs.
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Grant Money and Jobs Available in New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Sector
[ORD] is on track to award more than 75 grants for the program’s fourth year, and applications for the fifth year are now open.
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Local Business Gets One of Eleven State Job Training Funds Grants in July
$1.2 Million Allocated to Train up to 93 New Employees Statewide.
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NM State Athletics Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Van Wagner
Van Wagner becomes Aggies’ exclusive multimedia rights holder.
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Doña Ana County will host Housing Stability, Job Readiness Fair–No Registration Required
In partnership with New Mexico Workforce Connection, Doña Ana County’s Emergency Rental Assistance staff will host a Housing Stability, Job Readiness Fair from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday, July 29 at the Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd. in Las Cruces.
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Can Earnings Calls Be Used to Gauge Labor Market Tightness?
Labor market tightness is a key labor issue that firms face and an important consideration in monetary policy decisions.
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CFPB Examiners Find Loan Servicing Failures, Illegal Debt Collection Practices, and Issues with Medical Payment Products
Supervisory Highlights report also reviews practices related to deposit and prepaid account freezes and information access.
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Southern New Mexico Communities Can Apply for Texas Broadband Buildout Initiative
Connect New Mexico, the State Office of Broadband Access and Expansion announced the availability of funding for increased access to expertise necessary to support high speed internet in our broader community.