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High Jobless Numbers Persist in Ohio's Rural, Suburban Communities
The unemployment rate in Fairfield County, OH, dropped to 4.3% in October. Its high was 14% in April 2020. Corey Clark, who is the County Chief Deputy Director of Workforce Development says that this is a dyn...
Seasonal Hiring Increases in Atlanta, But Unemployment Increased
The holiday season is usually a busy time of the year for workers. In most areas of the United States, unemployment drops during the holiday season. That's because so many retailers hire temporary full- and par...
Best Job Roles for Gig Workers and Freelancers in 2021
The American economy lost more than 22 million jobs at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it regained about 12 million jobs, that leaves 10 million fewer jobs now than the United States had one year ago. In...
Teenagers With Jobs Keep Their Families Financially Afloat During Pandemic
In a report released on Monday, February 15, economists in Nevada shared that an increasing share of teenagers are helping keep their families financially afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many kid...
Despite Soaring Sales, Best Buy Cut 5,000 Jobs
During the COVID-19 pandemic's early days, millions of American workers were sent home to do their work. Tens of millions of K-12 and college students were sent home to complete their educational year online. Those people needed...
The Medical Bubble Keeps Inflating
There have been many different thousands of businesses that have shut down in the United States since the height of the virus pandemic last year. Restaurants, general goods stores, smaller retailers, and all manner of self-owned construc...
The Basic Tips for Succeeding at Remote Working
Before Covid-19 struck, very few organizations used the strategy. However, a lot has changed recently, making more companies embrace the plan because they wanted to remain operational during the pandemic. If you have started pr...
AutoZone Leads the Way in New Hires
April, 2020 was the worst month in American history in terms of lost jobs. Nearly 21 million jobs were lost in one single month, due to the various state shut downs to help curb the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. While America's...
Instacart Plans to Lay Off 2,000 Workers This Month
Grocery shopping and delivery service Instacart announced on January 22 that it is going to lay off about 2,000 of its workers. This includes 10 workers who recently joined the United Food and Commercial Workers Local Union...
