<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Friday's Labor Department report on March employment was befuddling, economist Donald Ratajczak said</p></div>

Friday's Labor Department report on March employment was befuddling, economist Donald Ratajczak said

<div><p>Friday's Labor Department report on March employment was befuddling, economist Donald Ratajczak said.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Asked whether he saw the report as good or bad in its implications for the economy, he referred to its April Fool's Day release: It's appropriate for April 1.Mr. Ratajczak, director of economic forecasting for Georgia State University, saw good news in yet another drop in the civilian unemployment rate, to 5.6 percent from 5.7 percent in February.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That is the lowest since May 1979. But instead of improving due to stronger job growth, the rate dropped last month because the labor force shrank enough to more than offset...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>After incurring double-digit losses in import volumes through the first four months of 2026, the Northwest Seaport Alliance is putting millions in financial incentives on the table to encourage cargo growth through improved operational performance. </p></div>

After incurring double-digit losses in import volumes through the first four months of 2026, the Northwest Seaport Alliance is putting millions in financial incentives on the table to encourage cargo growth through improved operational performance.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>A strong supply-demand balance has developed in favor of container shipping lines, with rate increases and surcharges sticking amid an early start to the peak season. </p></div>

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The Knight Transportation co-founder helped create the modern truckload business and built Knight-Swift into a diversified $6.7 billion transportation company.</p></div>

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>A tech rollout at the Port of New Orleans could pave the way for more uptake of AI tools in global project cargo handling. </p></div>

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Canada’s Ray-Mont Logistics will build its third US transload site at the Alabama port as the company looks to offer shippers an alternative to the busy Gulf Coast hub of Houston.</p></div>

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