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AE takes a thoughtful approach at how we have expanded our operations over the past 17 years, considering the markets, resources, and talents we can access to best serve the communities we work and live in.

We utilize long-term interns, who are learning the newest of innovative ideas and creative solutions and are proud to hire them as a member of our skilled team when they have completed their degrees. We have found the best blend of experienced professionals who mentor excited, driven graduates, is key to our future development as a company.

We believe in providing premiere services to our clients, which means having the best staff of highly skilled civil engineers and architects. We have continued to expand our depth, which encompasses 11 disciplines, and in addition have a highly trained support staff from design, financial and communications fields to enhance what we provide to each client.

Every client gets a unique experience specific to their needs, we pride ourselves on providing a first-class experience.

Ryan Ackerman, PE President and CEO Ackerman-Estvold Minot, N.D.

Dan Oakland CEO, Senior HR Consultant Alternative HR, LLC Sioux Falls, S.D.

There are multiple dimensions of business growth and employee development that we intentionally pursue at Alternative HR, LLC. We are, after all, in the ‘people’ business, and we believe that organizational growth cannot be sustained without individual growth.

First, we challenge our team members to grow individually: learn something new or improve something you do – both professionally and personally. When individuals have an improvement mindset, that naturally translates to other areas of their life, and to all aspects of our business. It also creates a more positive workplace, where individuals encourage each other’s growth.

Second, we look at how we can improve our internal processes and consistency of results. That translates into better deliverables for our clients. The goal is to build and maintain high customer satisfaction and client retention. When we do that, we know that adding new customers actually grows the business rather than just replaces customers who had unfulfilled expectations.

Third, we set goals in terms of external growth – reaching and bringing in new clients, and expanding business with existing customers. In truth, this third goal is a natural outcome of doing well on the first and second goals.

People Unable To Work

In June 2021, 6.2 million people did not work at all or worked fewer hours because their employer closed or lost business due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is down from 7.9 million in May 2021 and from 49.8 million in May 2020. The 6.2 million people that did not work at all or worked fewer hours at some point because their employer closed or lost business due to the coronavirus pandemic, 575,000 were aged 16 to 24, 3.7 million were aged 25 to 54, and 1.9 million were 55 years and older.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 850,000 in June, according to the latest numbers by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.9%. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, public and private education, professional and business services, retail trade, and other services. Both the unemployment rate, at 5.9%, and the number of unemployed persons, at 9.5 million, were little changed in June.

Consumer Prices

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 5.4%, not seasonally adjusted, from June 2020 to June 2021, the largest 12-month advance since the year ended August 2008. Consumer prices increased 4.7% from February 2020 to June 2021. February 2020 was the last month before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

STATES’ UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Unemployment rates were lower in seven states and the District of Columbia in June, higher in three states, and stable in 40 states, according to the latest information available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Forty-nine states and the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate, 5.9%, was little changed over the month but was 5.2 percentage points lower than in June 2020.

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