Economy

Jobs Recovery Underway in Retail, Entertainment  SUMMER JOBS OUTLOOK PROMISING FOR TEENS, AS EMPLOYERS HAVE TROUBLE FINDING WORKERS Summer jobs created for teens aged 16 to 19 years old soared to 2.2 million during the pandemic-induced recession last year, as

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Filings for initial jobless claims dropped to 730,000, the lowest weekly level since late November "We know really fast job growth is coming as soon as some of these industries—hospitality, entertainment and travel—can get going again,” said Andy Challenger, senior

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Job Search Times Longest Since 2016 Spikes In Job Search Length In Q2 & Q4 Correspond To Spikes In Covid Cases The time it took for job seekers to find new positions spiked in the second quarter of last year

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Rocky recovery? Employers announced a record 2.3 million job cuts last year and Texas layoffs spiked again last month Uncertainty over the economy continues to rise: ‘We can’t forecast anything six months or even one month out,’ says one Texas

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The economy has been racked with unbelievable uncertainty, both because of the pandemic but also a large amount of political uncertainty-@AndyChallengeHR Impeachment and record numbers of hospitalizations keep the economic picture murky. Via @Marketplace https://t.co/ZIL2hrK5Nh — ChallengerGray (@ChallengerGray) January 13,

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Original Article Jobless claims rose last week via @WSJ @EricMorath “Job destruction has not come to an end...We might be gaining jobs overall, but thousands of people are losing their jobs every week because demand has not returned.” @AndyChallengeHR https://t.co/mfSN1Bhlqa

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As the country moves into month five of the 2020 COVID recession, 39.4% of job seekers report they believe it will last ten to 12 months, 24.2% say it will last more than one year, and another 9% believe it

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New: See our Survey results from March 2021 Challenger COVID-19 April 2020 Survey 62% of Companies Will Keep Covid Plans in Place Until Experts Declare It Is Safe As the Trump Administration releases guidelines for reopening the economy, Human Resources

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Last week, India-based hotel partner start-up Oyo Hotels announced 5,000 job cuts worldwide due to the outbreak of coronavirus, with roughly 2,000 occurring in the US and India. Meanwhile, Florida-based toy maker Basic Fun! Announced 18 job cuts due to

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The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts 22 million people of all ages nationwide have tested positive for one of the known types of influenza viruses in the 2019-2020 season. High instances of

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Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers jumped 106%, from December’s total of 32,843 to 67,735, the highest monthly total since February 2019, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray &

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Just over 51% of companies plan to hire this year, according to a survey conducted by global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. That’s compared to nearly 55% of companies that reported they would be hiring

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