March Job Cuts Plunge 86% to 33-Month Low
The outplacement firm of Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday reported that U.S. firms announced 30,603 job cuts in March, a drop of 86% from the cuts announced in March 2020. The total fell…
The outplacement firm of Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday reported that U.S. firms announced 30,603 job cuts in March, a drop of 86% from the cuts announced in March 2020. The total fell…
Many American workers struggled to make ends meet in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the U.S. economy. About 22 million workers lost their jobs at the beginning of the pandemic, and by December…
The pandemic gutted jobs from hotels, restaurants and cruise ships. Cities and states that rely on these industries have had the highest unemployment.
The Household Pulse Survey shows that more than a third of Americans work from home or somewhere other than the office. In one western state, nearly half do.
Unemployment varies widely from place to place. The city with the lowest rate in January was in Utah.
This poor California city had the highest unemployment rate in January. The jobless rate there was greater than the national rate in some years of the Great Depression.
The U.S. Senate recently rejected an amendment in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that would have raised the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. This means that millions of Americans will continue…
The jobless rate by state varied considerably in January. Hawaii had the only jobless rate above 10% in the country.
The highest paying job in America is architectural and engineering manager.
There’s a saying in sports that “Father Time is undefeated,” meaning that no matter how good an athlete is, there will come a day when they can no longer keep up with younger players.…
In two states, only about half of the employable workforce worked in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
February's announced job cuts plunged to a two-year low, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Four states had unemployment numbers at or above 10% last year. One of them was particularly hard hit.
Macy’s had the lowest overall job satisfaction ratings by Black employees in a new study.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the United States. Health authorities reported over 26.7 million cases as of Feb. 4, more than 450,000 of which have proven fatal. The American economy…