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[CBS NEWS] For two years, John White has been trying to get a permanent job at the company where he’s a contractor, but his applications to open positions there have been rejected five times. Company policy forbade contractors from working remotely during the pandemic, so even while his colleagues worked […]
[Business Insider] As of June 19th, a dozen states have prematurely ended their federal unemployment benefits. Those $300 weekly benefits weren’t set to expire until September, but 25 GOP-led states have opted out. Workers in Missouri and Alabama, two states where benefits ended, tell Insider they need assistance. Eight more […]
[NBC NEWS, AP] Demand for online hiring services boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains high amid a perceived worker shortage as the economy opens back up. A day after her interview for a part-time job at Target last year, Dana Anthony got an email informing her she didn’t make […]
[Yahoo! Finance, Shutterstock] The 559,000 jobs the U.S. added in May continue to puzzle economists, who predicted 675,000 additions for the month and 1 million additions a month earlier as the economy recovers. They’ve put forth explanations from lack of child care to persistent COVID-related safety concerns. Now, another culprit can be added to the list: […]
[CNBC, GETTY IMAGES] A year after many companies announced their summer 2021 building reopening dates, organizations across the country are now bringing their employees back to the office — with mixed results. Some employeeshave enjoyed the flexibility of working from home so much that one survey of 1,000 U.S. adults […]
[Business Insider, Getty Images] US business owners flock to hire young workers in a tight labor market 2021 could be a record year for teen employment in the US. Small business owners say they are leaning on younger workers as the labor shortage intensifies. As a result, teen employment rates […]
[ABC NEWS] WASHINGTON (SBG) — As summer begins and states lift pandemic restrictions, the biggest challenge employers and local economies face is a lack of available workers, according to a new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “All the signs point to a really tight labor market,” U.S. Chamber […]
(CNN Business) The US Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced a nationwide initiative to address the worker shortage in the US, calling the crisis the most critical and widespread challenge facing businesses. The initiative, called “America Works,” aims to mobilize industry and government to “swiftly address America’s deepening worker shortage crisis.” JPMorgan […]
[CNBC, GETTY] While the U.S. labor force participation rate remains well below pre-pandemic levels, with April’s nonfarm payrolls growing by just 266,000 against forecasts of 1 million, workers’ wages have risen at their sharpest pace in years, and new unemployment filings continue to fall. McDonald’s, Chipotle, Bank of America and […]
[CNBC, GETTY] Employment statistics for women of color were not only more severe when the Covid-19 pandemic began, but are more sluggish in improving. For white workers, the unemployment rate fell to 5.6% in February. But for Black and Hispanic workers, reported jobless rates were 9.9% and 8.5%, respectively. But […]