How quickly will America’s labor market recover?

Dec 31, 2020

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It has been over a year since the first instance of the highly contagious COVID-19 was noted but we're far from recovering its impact. The restrictions and uncertainty because of the same have put millions of people out of jobs since then. There have been some improvements since the April numbers b ...

Pandemic reshapes US employment

Dec 30, 2020

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Employment in the US has been severely affected because of the lockdown, restrictions, and uncertainty around the situation at hand, but what's interesting to know is that the pandemic has reshaped employment. Out of the 22 million jobs that were lost, 12 have recouped but the things that were rele ...

Career moves to make in 2021

Dec 29, 2020

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Job market and availability across almost all sectors have been severely impacted since the restrictions in March. They have not recovered and are yet to come close to pre-pandemic levels. The jobs that were conventional or relevant might not be relevant anymore. There are a lot of things one need ...

Tech titans face growing scrutiny

Dec 28, 2020

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Tech titans like Facebook, Apple, Google, and Amazon, saw a huge spike in usage since the majority of the world was stuck within the 4 walls of their houses amidst the global pandemic. This also brought them under the radar and brought in scrutiny to keep a tab on the activities and control they ha ...

Gig economy workers can no longer survive

Dec 28, 2020

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With the situation being difficult across the nation, with the rising number of cases and no new opportunities, gig workers say they can no longer survive. The overall job market started picking up but saw a drop again a few weeks ago, putting people in a very challenging situation once again, with ...

Will working women recover in 2021?

Dec 28, 2020

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The virus has infected millions of people, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives. Businesses have been seriously affected by it and millions of people have lost their jobs as well. But among all these things, women have had to face the brunt of all of it the most. Will working women ...

US travel industry prepares for a rebound

Dec 24, 2020

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The travel industry has been one of the worst-hit industries this year because of the global pandemic. Hotels were offering to steal deals to attract customers and flights were quite cheap for a lot of destinations within the country. However, with the vaccine doing its initial rounds, this is like ...

Deadliest jobs in the US last year

Dec 24, 2020

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Some jobs are more risker and deadly than a lot of other jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury in 2019. More than 5300 people died in 2019 due to some work-related incident, and drivers lost the maximum number of lives. Which o ...

Jobless claims fall to a 3-week low of 803,000

Dec 23, 2020

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After a rise for a few weeks, the jobless claims fall to a 3-week low of 803,000, falling by 89,000. However, there has been a rise in layoffs due to coronavirus. With so much happening around the stimulus and the fresh wave of new cases, it has become quite difficult to predict what to expect in t ...

Amazon to add 500 jobs in Carencro

Dec 23, 2020

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Amazon is one of the few companies that have thrived even in this challenging year because of its usability in the current global scenario of restrictions. To keep up with the rising online demand, they have opened several fulfillment centers across regions. One fulfillment center will be opened by ...

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