Jobs

America’s economy added 224,000 net new jobs in June according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  This latest change to the employment situation was a dramatic uptick from the downwardly revised count of just 72,000 (originally 75,000) in May.  Although the unemployment rate ticked up marginally to 3.7 percent, this release was largely positive.

Technology continues rippling through our economy in interesting and innovative ways.  We have all heard how easy it is to shop from home and have boxes appear on your doorstep filled with your latest purchases.  Even more technical advances are helping NASA train astronauts using virtual reality.  Those of us not proficient in physics are still able to experience the tech-revolu