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IT was one of the tourism sectors which enjoyed a boost during the pandemic with holidaymakers discovering countryside retreats on their own…

NEW research has revealed the unparalleled and wide-ranging benefits of agritourism to Scotland.

Friday’s job report was a big miss. Most analysts expected the economy to create one million jobs in April. Instead, businesses added a paltry 266,000 new jobs—that’s a gap of almost 750,000 jobs. Did I say it was a big miss? However, the unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged at 6.1 percent. At the same time, wages rose 0.7 percent from March and the labor force increased 430,000 overall. As first glance, it seems the economy is sending us lots of mixed signals. But is it? Taking a bit closer look at the numbers provides us some answers and the key is the labor market.

January 25, 2021 2:11 PM ET Font Size: Before the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump beat some experts’ economic expectations and pursued policies that kicked the American economy into gear. During Trump’s four-year tenure as president, the American economy saw levels of growth and employment that beat the expectations of some economic experts in academia and government. Trump’s tax cuts, deregulation, and other economic policies helped business confidence soar, and led to larger disposable incomes for America’s poor and middle class before the coronavirus pandemic. Based on...