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The history of May Day in America : NPR

May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, falls on May 1.

But you'd be forgiven if that's news to you. While the day traces its origins to an American laborers' fight for a shorter work day, the U.S. does not officially recognize International Labor Day.

Like other countries that mark Labor Days on different dates, the U.S. and Canada celebrate their Labor Day in September. 1A The History Of America's Fight For Fair Labor

U.S. resistance to celebrate International Labor Day — also called International Workers' Day — in May stems from a resistance to emboldening worldwide working-class unity, historians say.

"The ruling class did not want to have a very active labor force connected internationally," said Peter Linebaugh, author of The Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day. "The principle of national patriotism was used against the principle of working-class unity or trade union unity."

LAUS – Peak Year of Employment by County

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LAUS - Peak Year of Employment by County

Yesterday, I posted this map of QCEW that shows the year of peak employment by county, going back to 1975. A different survey is the LAUS, which only goes back to 1990 and has a somewhat different result, in part because it only goes back 30 years versus 45 years.
  • Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)- Estimation based on a survey of households, CES, and Unemployment Insurance claims
  • Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - Census of all employers liable for Unemployment Insurance (97-99% of total non-agricultural employment)
Learn more about these different surveys here: https://statistics.labor.ny.gov/lscompare.shtm

Meet Todd, A Total Chump Who Did The Responsible Thing And Worked His Way Through College | Babylon Bee

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Meet Todd, A Total Chump Who Did The Responsible Thing And Worked His Way Through College | Babylon Bee

BALTIMORE, MD — Local PC Technician Todd Manfroy was singled out as a chump by his local community Wednesday after it was discovered he worked his way through college to avoid taking on student loan debt. As a result, the 32-year-old fool was unable to take advantage of President Biden's recent student loan forgiveness plan.

According to sources, Manfroy worked full-time as a telemarketer while taking night classes at the University of Baltimore where he studied Computer Science.