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“A record number of Americans quit their jobs in September”

“…A record 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in September as the sheer volume of available jobs is empowering workers to have their pick.Workers are quitting in search for better pay or better jobs, representing a fundamental shift in America’s labor market…. The… Continue Reading…

Economy

“A record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August, led by food and retail industries”

“Quits hit a new series high going back to December 2000, as 4.3 million workers left their jobs. The quits rate rose to 2.9%, an increase of 242,000 from the previous month, which saw a rate of 2.7%, according to… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“A key jobs report in the week ahead could drive the next big market move”

“…Stocks gained in the past week, surging again to new highs Friday after a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The chairman acknowledged that Fed officials expect to taper back their $120 billion a month bond-buying program this year, a… Continue Reading…

Economy

“There are plenty of jobs, but not enough people to fill them. What’s going on?”

“The U.S. created 850,000 new jobs in June. Great. Yet 9 million people who likely would be working right now had there been no pandemic are still sitting at home. The economy would recover a lot faster if they were… Continue Reading…

Business

“Under Armour posts more than 2,300 new jobs and hikes minimum hourly pay 50% to $15”

“Under Armour Inc. posted more than 2,300 jobs in the second quarter according to GlobalData research, a “hiring spree” that comes at a time when finding new workers has become more difficult… Last month, Under Armour announced that it was… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US Economy Creates 379,000 Jobs in February”

“The US economy created 379,000 jobs in February. Some 355,000 of these jobs were within the leisure and hospitality sector…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-economy-creates-379-000-110000672.html America’s service economy is huge and much of it was shut down artificially. Everyone can expect some “good” job… Continue Reading…

Economy

“California Lost 175,000 ‘Creative Economy’ Jobs, Study Finds”

“The Otis College report said that between February 2020 and December 2020, total job loss in the “creative economy workforce” reached about 13 percent statewide and 24 percent in Los Angeles County. During that period, the state lost 175,000 jobs in that… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Defying predictions, economy gains 2.5M jobs and unemployment dips to 13.3%…”

“The economy unexpectedly gained 2.5 million jobs in May after record losses the prior month as states began allowing businesses shuttered by the coronavirus to reopen and many Americans returned to work. The unemployment rate fell to 13.3% from April’s 14.7%, which was the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Strong U.S. Hiring Rebound…” Tops All Estimates

“The American jobs engine revived in June as hiring topped all economists’ estimates… Nonfarm payrolls climbed a solid 224,000 last month… a Labor Department report showed Friday. At the same time, the jobless rate ticked up to 3.7% from a… Continue Reading…