March 22, 2022
“ EDITOR’S NOTE: Eleven months ago, CPI inflation hit a “shocking” 4.2%. The Fed called it “transitory,” while Treasury Secretary (and former Fed Chair) Janet Yellen said that the CPI would drop to around 3% by the end of this… Continue Reading…
March 21, 2022
“Just over half, 51% of Americans say they are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months, according to a recent Bankrate survey of 2,449 adults. Post pandemic, among workers’ key priorities are higher pay (52%), flexible work hours (43%), and the ability… Continue Reading…
March 18, 2022
“About 50% of leaders say their company already requires or is planning to require employees to return to in-person work full-time in the next year, according to new research from Microsoft, which surveyed 31,102 workers around the world between January and… Continue Reading…
November 26, 2021
“While people still outperform robots in a variety of tasks, economists predict that Outrider and other companies around the world are leading a shift that will displace millions of workers in retail, trucking and manufacturing over the coming decades. In Colorado,… Continue Reading…
October 14, 2021
“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…
September 3, 2021
“Almost half of U.S. workers, 48%, say they don’t earn enough income to save for retirement, according to a new survey from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. The finding is pretty consistent across generational groups. On the high end, 55% of… Continue Reading…
August 25, 2021
“Samsung Group has unveiled a 240 trillion won ($205 billion) expansion that will entail hiring 40,000 people over three years, a sprawling investment blueprint intended to build the South Korean conglomerate’s lead in next-generation technologies…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/samsung-create-10-000-jobs-060421527.html I hate to say… Continue Reading…
June 8, 2021
“Kroger Co. KR, 0.98% has set a goal of 10,000 new hires when it hosts its first nationwide “hybrid” hiring event on Thursday. Taking place both in person and virtually, Kroger is searching for associates to work across e-commerce, pharmacy, operations, and other… Continue Reading…
May 19, 2021
“Under Armour announced Wednesday it is raising wages for hourly retail workers to $15 in the United States and Canada, impacting more than 8,000 jobs. The increases, which could be as much as 50% for some workers, will be effective June… Continue Reading…
July 10, 2020
“United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees — nearly half its U.S. staff — they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic is hurting the airline industry… Airlines say they must shrink to… Continue Reading…
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