Labor Shortage

Challenger CEO Report: CEO Exits Down Over 2020 as Leaders Contend with Labor Shortage   PUBLISHED October 13, 2021 U.S.-based companies announced 103 CEO changes in September, down 13% from the 118 exits in August, and 13% lower than the

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Challenger Report: September Cuts Rise 14%, Lowest Quarterly Total Since Q2 1997; 1.7K+ Cuts Due to Vaccine Refusal Published October 7, 2021 Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers rose 14% in September to 17,895 from the 24-year low of 15,723

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2021 Seasonal Retail Hiring Outlook  FEW LARGE-SCALE SEASONAL HIRING ANNOUNCEMENTS AS EMPLOYERS WORRY ABOUT FINDING PERMANENT WORKERS Published September 14, 2021   Ahead of the 2021 holiday season, retailers and other seasonal employers find themselves in the midst of a difficult

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Here's who loves Biden's vaccine mandate: The companies that have to enforce it By David Goldman, CNN Business Published September 10, 2021 Original article. President Joe Biden gave a gift to every major company in America by forcing them to mandate

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118 CEOs LEFT THEIR POSTS IN AUGUST PUBLISHED September 8, 2021 U.S.-based companies announced 118 CEOs left their posts in August, 7% lower than the 127 who did so in July, and 8% higher than the 109 CEOs who left

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Why Companies Fear the Growing Labor Shortage Published Sep 3, 2021 Original Article Companies throughout the U.S. are struggling to fill job positions as COVID concerns and fears of burnout have led to a work shortage. Cheddar News' Ken Buffa

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Millions of Older Workers Retired, Dropped Out of Labor Market WITH LABOR SHORTAGE, EMPLOYERS NEED OLDER WORKERS Published August 24, 2021 The number of Baby Boomers who retired in 2020 was 3.2 million more than in 2019 and more than

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CEO Turnover Jumps 22% in July Are CEO Skillsets in Hot Demand During a Talent Shortage? PUBLISHED August 12, 2021 As job openings hit a record high in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor

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A Labor Shortage with 8 Million Unemployed Published June 17, 2021 Quits And Job Openings At Record Highs: What Is Happening In The Labor Market? Recent labor data point to an increasingly tightening job market, with reports of workers quitting

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The unemployment rate in the United States is historically low, sitting around 3.7 percent in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, the current low employment rate does not include the more than 5 million workers who

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Last Tuesday, Starbucks announced a new childcare benefit as part of their overall compensation plan. The coffee giant partnered with Care.com to give the option for employees to pay $1 per hour for in-home childcare or $5 per day for

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With Amazon’s announcement that the company will hire 100,000 seasonal workers, holiday hiring announcements this year have surpassed the previous record total of nearly 696,000 seasonal jobs set in 2014. Companies hiring seasonal workers for the holidays have announced 704,000

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