Half of U.S. states will raise their minimum wage in 2021
Half of the US states will raise their minimum wage in 2021. The $15 wage has gained momentum in 2020, even more with the electoral victory of President-elect Joe Biden. However, there have been mixed reactions on the same. “I’m not sure if the pandemic itself affects the likelihood of a minimum wa ...
Twist Bioscience Plans to Bring 400 Jobs to Oregon
Dubbed to be the "Factory of the Future", Twist Bioscience, a California-based company announced a new facility outside of Portland, Oregon. The facility that is said to begin its operation sometime in 2022, would create about 400 jobs in Oregon. “The Portland area is an established technology hub ...
Pandemic is changing the workforce for women?
The global pandemic has a lot of socio-economic impacts across the United States and the globe. People lost lives, jobs impacted, economies have failed, and the overall landscape has changed. Amidst all this, women have had it even worse. The pandemic is changing the workforce for women. To know h ...
Tata Consultancy to add 130 jobs in Austin, 1000 across Texas.
India's largest company IT services company looks at hiring in Texas once again. The Indian giant TCS plans to hire 130 people in Austin and about 1000 people across Texas in the next 2 years. This announcement by TCS makes it the 6th largest job creator this year according to the Austin Chamber of ...
Which jobs have grown their workforce during the pandemic?
The US added way more jobs in November as compared to what economists were anticipating. The overall job market is also way off track compared to pre-pandemic levels. While a majority of sectors have been severely impacted by the lockdown and restrictions. Some sectors have managed to thrive even i ...
The unemployment rate will drop below 5% in 2021
America has seen one of the worst spells in terms of employment. Millions of people lost their jobs as the country was under restrictions given the virus. However, U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia believes the unemployment rate will drop below 5% in 2021. It won't be an easy task for sure but ''i ...
5 industries that are hiring right now!
The US job market is in a grim place with about 11 million being unemployed currently. The job losses have been across most of the industries, but few industries have managed to thrive because of their nature of work. These industries are hiring right now to keep up with the demand that built up be ...
Covid-19 Economy Claimed 128,000 IT Jobs in November
The virus has been causing havoc across the nation since March. Things had started to get back to where they were in a slow but gradual manner and America saw a rise in jobs. However, with the rise in cases, things have started to become unpleasant again. U.S. employers last month cut 128,000 core ...
Amazon warehouse in Missouri City will create over 500 full-time jobs
E-commerce has seen a tremendous boom in 2020 amidst the virus-induced lockdown. Ecom giant Amazon saw massive gains in their revenue and went on a hiring spree to keep up with the rising demand. They've been investing and creating more opportunities not only in America but in multiple places. A fu ...
America is coming up short on jobs
Economists had anticipated the addition of 469,000 jobs in America for November. However, the official numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics were nowhere near these predictions. A total of 245,000 jobs were added in November as reported. It has been 8 months since the virus has brought the econ ...
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