Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. Labor costs today make up approximately two-thirds of U.S.

Construction is a labor-intensive business. Despite tremendous advances in design, coordination, and management technologies, the physical installation of work in the field remains reliant on people.

As many states deemed construction personnel essential, business leaders and HR managers had to adapt to changing business conditions over the past year rapidly. This included creating and ...

Aerial drones are rapidly assuming a key role in the physical automation of business operations, according to a new report by Forrester Research. Aerial drones power airborne physical automation by ...

According to president-elect Joe Biden “If executed strategically, our response to climate change can create more than 10 million well-paying [clean energy] jobs in the United States that will grow a ...

Streamline and simplify operations with ready-to-go products. By now we’ve all seen the direct impact on guests’ experience from the ongoing labor shortage: less hands to prep and fulfill items, less ...

Indonesia’s current account deficit pressures the middle class, forcing them to use their savings. The rupiah’s volatility has increased import costs, reducing household expenditure. Additionally, ...

The authors found an association between Medicare’s wage index adjustment and the differential use of labor-intensive surgical procedures and medical device–intensive minimally invasive clinical ...

Fencing is a critical tool for enhancing grazing management through managing livestock access and distribution. However, constructing physical fences, both permanent and temporary, can be ...