Hickey’s European Government Incentives & State Aid Update - May-2022

Opportunity for businesses to capture significant economic incentives through the Texas Enterprise Zone Program - need to begin to act now to secure maximum value!

Businesses are rethinking + reinventing their global supply chains with an increasing trend of reshoring & nearshoring to meet future demand and location strategies.

On March 24th, the US Census Bureau published the latest population estimates for 2021, which provides a view of how the population has shifted in the year following the latest census.

The U.S. economy continued to push closer to pre-pandemic employment levels as the nation added 431,000 jobs in March.

Hickey’s European Government Incentives & State Aid Update - March 2022

Hickey Jobs Report Update – U.S. beat expectations by adding 678,000 jobs in February 2022

Hickey releases latest report on incentives, expands across North America

Hickey Jobs Report Update – U.S. surprisingly beat expectations by adding 467,000 jobs in January 2022

Hickey’s European Government Incentives & State Aid Update - January 2022

Hickey Jobs Report Update – U.S. added 199,000 jobs as unemployment dropped below 4% in December 2021.

Hickey Jobs Report Update – US adds 210,000 jobs as unemployment drops to 4.2% in November 2021.

The global semiconductor shortage has cost businesses billions in unrealized revenue and the end is nowhere in sight. Overseas shipping ports continue to experience quarantine related shutdowns. Truck drivers can’t keep up with demand when products do arrive, and the variance of chip types needed per industry have created the “perfect storm” for a semiconductor chip crisis.

Hickey Jobs Report Update – US adds 531,000 jobs as unemployment drops to 4.6% in October 2021.

From the availability of talent, to where talent actually wants to be, is a concern. People are reluctant to go back to the office despite being encouraged by their company's. We will see this normal out over a period of time, but we will not being using offices like we did before. The opportunity to reengage with your workforce is now!

The office sector has experienced massive disruptions in labour availability. Unemployment levels are back down to pre covid numbers and job postings are at record highs. Wage inflation is up across Europe, not just in London. All of this is leading companies are carefully considering where to put their locations.

From a location strategy standpoint, the pandemic has changed things in many dramatic ways. Normalizing key data in cities around the world for comparison is critical now and in the future.

Hickey Jobs Report Update – US adds 194,000 jobs as unemployment drops to 4.8% in September 2021.