In our ongoing effort to maintain or possibly even improve our collective sanity in these increasingly bizarre times, here’s some good news to start your weekend.
Jobs
Earlier this week I did a talk for the Montana Self-Insureds…researching to prep for the talk I came across this:
Recall a couple years ago Congress passed and President Biden signed the bipartisan Inflation Reduction Act into law.
The result – hundreds of thousands of very good-paying jobs in every state.
Plus, better roads, safer bridges, more efficient and safer airports, cleaner water, lower drug costs for seniors…Good news indeed!
Employment
This from the Economist…
At the end of last year jobless rates were, respectively, 5.2% for black Americans and 3.7% for white people—equalling the narrowest gap on record.
And…
Even more striking are shifting tides in labour-force participation. About 63% of black Americans are now deemed to be either in work or searching for jobs, more than the 62% level for white Americans—an inversion of the pattern seen in previous decades.
My take – Median wages for workers identifying as Black are at a historic high – which is good news indeed.
Yet…there’s still a long way to go. No time to rest on those laurels folks!
Bipartisan!
Gotta love it when our elected representatives work together…Lost in the news cycle was this – Senate Republicans and Democrats worked together to pass a much-needed foreign aid bill. Tough call for members on both sides of the aisle, and kudos to them for setting aside politics and “but I don’t like xxx” for the good of our country.
A hopeful sign indeed.
What does this mean for you?
Even in these days when it seems we are increasingly divided…we can work together – even when we don’t agree on everything.
When we do good things happen.
