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[Forbes, Getty Images] In our youth-obsessed culture, the devastating plight of older workers is glaringly overlooked. We are all having challenges dealing with the virus outbreak. Over the last six months, over 60 million Americans lost their jobs. The weekly jobless report from the U.S. Department of Labor released Thursday […]
[Forbes, Getty Images] Though current unemployment rates are still well above pre-pandemic levels, the labor market appears to be recovering slowly. With the future of federal unemployment benefits in limbo, many who were recently laid off or furloughed will be looking for work in the coming months, joining the latest cohort of […]
[MarketWatch, iStock] There’s been an increase in remote job listings in areas like customer service, medical and health, computer and IT and education We’re calling it: 2020 is the year of the “pivot.” The coronavirus has forced — or, maybe inspired? — us to judiciously reconsider everything from where we live to what we value most in our homes. Amid […]
[CNBC] On a typical day, Kevin Ng works with bankers at Credit Agricole to develop risk analysis tools using Java software. No one would guess that barely a year back, he was a flight attendant. The 29-year-old software engineer secured the job during Singapore’s coronavirus lockdown period after retraining in late 2019. And while […]
New York (CNN Business) Amazon announced it will hold a Career Day on September 16 that is open to everyone seeking a job. Amazon’s (AMZN) Career Day will include a team of 1,000 Amazon recruiters offering 20,000 career coaching sessions, according to the tech giant’s press release. The sessions are free of charge. […]
[The New York Times] After taking the heaviest employment hit, women make a sharp rebound. Black unemployment rates are higher than those for other demographics Unemployment rates by race for men, women and over all The pandemic-induced downturn sent the unemployment rate for women skyrocketing, but the figure is also falling relatively quickly as […]
[The Philadelphia Inquirer] The recession caused by the coronavirus has hit Pennsylvania women and people of color particularly hard, as they’re more likely to work in jobs that can’t be done remotely, according to a new report. Bars, restaurants, and retail stores that were forced to close their doors disproportionately […]
[Bloomberg] Someone seems to have rigged Amazon system to get orders first Operation reflects ferocious rivalry for gigs in a bad economy A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon.com Inc. delivery stations and Whole Foods stores in the Chicago suburbs: smartphones dangling from trees. Contract delivery drivers are putting them there […]
[The Wallstreet Journal, Bloomberg] As companies brace for years of pandemic-related disruption, thousands of furloughed workers are told they won’t be coming back American Airlines said that unless it receives more federal aid, it will furlough 17,500 union workers and move forward with 1,500 layoffs in its management ranks this […]
[Forbes, Getty Images] You might be working from home (WFH), but your work culture has fingers that extend beyond the traditional office and affect you even when working remote. A survey by Mental Health Index published this month shows that the risk for depression among U.S. workers has risen an alarming 102% […]