[CNBC, Getty Images] On Tuesday, Google became the latest major company to announce another delay in its return-to-office plan, pushing its reopening date to January 2022. Most recently, the tech giant planned its return for October, which was a delay from September, which was a delay from July 2021. Companies including Apple, […]
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[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 […]
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[Business Insider, Getty Images] The retail sector is in the middle of a massive labor shortage. About 4 million workers in the US quit in April, a 20-year record, the Labor Department said. There were 9.3 million job vacancies at the end of April, another 20-year record. Job vacancies rose […]
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[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 […]
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[Reuters] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits rose last week, likely as new business restrictions to control spiraling COVID-19 infections unleashed a fresh wave of layoffs, which could further slow the labor market recovery. The weekly unemployment claims report from the Labor Department on […]
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