Business and Jobs

In its quest to promote and maintain the well-being of the populous and boost and protect the economic outlook of the United States, the U.S. government oversees hundreds of programs on the federal, state and local levels that help business, and in turn, jobs.

A touch of irony may be that the government itself is a boost to the economic well-being of the country; the government at all levels combined is also the country’s top employer. Nearly 2 million people work for the federal government (not including the Postal Service employees). These jobs run the full gamut—from the president to ambassadors to IRS representatives to weather forecasters.

But not everyone can (or wants to) work for the government. Other ways that the U.S. government stays involved in the country’s economic development is to assist businesses through its loans, grants, training programs and incentive programs. The government also has offered consumer incentive programs to boost sales, such as the programs for buying new cars and upgrading low-energy appliances. Through its federal, state and local legal systems, it establishes laws pertaining to business law and employment legislation. It protects the rights of employees by promoting safe workplaces and provides financial assistance to those who are injured on the job and qualify for Workers Compensation.