How Mark Zuckerberg shook the job market
Often perceived as a tycoon, Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that he will be making the remote working option permanent for all his employees, regardless of the pandemic. He clearly sees the business benefits from this move as employees rejoice on not having to pay Silicon Valley house rent rate ...
Record high unemployment in April recorded by BLS
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WFH policies trigger a drop in rent in the Bay Area
With companies making their WFH policies permanent, workers in Silicon Valley, a once-coveted zip code, are moving to the less crowded suburbs with cleaner air and lower rent. This has created a ripple effect in the housing rates in the Bay Area, in San Franciso alone, the rent has dipped 9.2 per c ...
A unique way of dealing with job cuts
In an attempt to make the most of a terrible situation, workers in the country have started adapting to their job cuts and responding with starting businesses of their own. Take laid-off vacation adviser, for example, she now teaches English online to students around the globe. Another laid-off rec ...
Hawaii struggles with unemployment
While every sector has been hit by the pandemic, travel and tourism has perhaps been hit the hardest. This leaves tourist-dependent states such as Hawaii in a fix. The robust tourism industry is a source of livelihood for locals and residents, and dipping into savings is no longer feasible. Since M ...
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