CHICAGO -- Talk about holiday hum-bug: It looks like Santa Claus might not be coming to every small town and city this year. A tight labor market has many people across the U.S. unable to book one of ...
A sharp rise in construction wages hasn’t solved the industry’s labor shortage — and meanwhile, is driving up prices for homebuyers Construction wages rose 21% between 2021 and 2024, significantly ...
About the authors: Jeff Korzenik is chief economist at Fifth Third Commercial Bank, and Josh Waynick is senior investment strategist at Fifth Third Private Bank. The opinions expressed are their own ...