Nonfarm payrolls added 134,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.7%, the lowest mark since 1969. Average hourly earnings climbed 2.8% compared with September 2017.
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At a breakfast hosted by the Indianapolis Business Journal, Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning highlighted that hiring workers from more diverse backgrounds is a priority for the industry. Less than a quarter of the aerospace and defense industry workforce is female, a survey shows.
The average premium for employer-sponsored health insurance increased 4.4% for self-only coverage last year, with employees picking up about a quarter of the cost, according to an analysis of federal data. The average deductible on single-coverage plans rose to $1,808.
Lisa Borders, president of the Women's National Basketball Association, has been named the first-ever president and CEO of Time's Up. "To disrupt and reinvent the ingrained status quo, we will need all hands on deck to create and sustain enduring change. I'm thrilled to lead Time's Up, and I am convinced that, together, we will shift the paradigm of workplace culture," Borders said.
Young birds in Gilbert, Minn., are having trouble digesting toxins in fermented berries, causing tipsy behavior and increased window strikes. Police Chief Ty Techar advises residents to alert police if they see "Woodstock pushing Snoopy off the doghouse for no apparent reason."
