Coronavirus
Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic Low as Economy Accelerates
A vendor prepares cotton candy at a food stand in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Micah Green/Bloomberg News)
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance unexpectedly plunged to a fresh pandemic low as the job market recovery gathers steam.
April 22, 2021TMC Study Group Offers Guidance to Help Fleets Maintain Clean Vehicles
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A Technology & Maintenance Council study group presented best practices to fleets and transportation companies for ramping up cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
April 20, 2021North Dakota to Share Vaccine With Manitoba Truckers
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North Dakota and the province of Manitoba have undertaken a joint initiative to vaccinate Canada-based truck drivers transporting goods to and from the U.S.
April 20, 2021In Pandemic-Era First, Driving on US Highways Tops 2019 Levels
Traffic moves along Highway 101 in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 25. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Here’s the latest sign of the great U.S. gasoline comeback: For the first time since the pandemic started, driving on the nation’s highways is higher than at the same time in 2019.
April 15, 2021State Jobless Claims in US Fall to Lowest Since March 2020
A caricature artist draws the image of a couple in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Micah Green/Bloomberg News)
The number of applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest since the pandemic began, indicating the labor market continues to thaw as governments lift restrictions on business and activity picks up.
April 15, 2021Permian Oil Nears Levels Not Seen Since Pandemic Start
A pumpjack operates on an oil well in the Permian Basin near Orla, Texas. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)
The Permian Basin, the most prolific shale patch in the U.S., will produce crude oil at levels not seen since the start of the pandemic in the latest sign the global economy is heating back up.
April 13, 2021US Jobless Claims Jump, Showing Choppy Labor Recovery
A worker sands wood components for a pool table in Jeffersonville, Ind. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose for a second week, underscoring the uneven nature of the labor market recovery.
April 8, 2021Pandemic Upends Logistics Market
An XPO Logistics employee works in a warehouse. (XPO Logistics)
The COVID-19 outbreak created a volatile U.S. third-party logistics market in 2020, which presented growth opportunities for 3PLs with strong carrier management, e-commerce and airfreight forwarding capabilities, while other 3PLs did not fare as well.
April 3, 2021US Employers Add 916,000 Jobs in March as Hiring Accelerates
U.S. companies added more than 900,000 jobs in March — roughly double the February figure. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press)
America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen.
April 2, 2021US Jobless Claims Rise as Labor Market Recovery Remains Choppy
A worker inspects structural beams at a facility in Utah. (George Frey/Bloomberg News)
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose last week but remained near the lowest levels of the pandemic as the labor market meanders toward full recovery.
April 1, 2021