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Weekly Unemployment Claims Remain On Slow Decline In NC Published Mar 10, 2022 Richard Craver Original Article National Outlook The national filing of initial UI claims was at 227,000, up 11,000 from the week that ended Feb. 26. As of

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February 2022 Challenger CEO Report Published March 10, 2022  CEO Exits Jump 42%; 151 CEOs Left Their Posts In February, 151 CEOs left their posts, up 21% from the 125 CEO exits one month prior. It is the highest monthly

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PUBLISHED March 8, 2022 Ban on Russian Oil Will Increase Commuting Costs Amid Record Resignations President Biden announced today that the U.S. will ban Russian energy imports as Russia continues an unwarranted invasion of sovereign Ukraine. Americans are already seeing

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U.S. EMPLOYERS ANNOUNCED FEWEST JOB CUTS ON RECORD IN 2021; 19,052 CUTS IN DECEMBER Published January 6, 2022   Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers rose 28.1% in December to 19,052 from the 14,875 announced in November. It is 75.3%

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2021 Holiday Party Survey Report Published November 12, 2021 For the second holiday season in a pandemic, U.S.-based employers are grappling with how to connect their employees for year-end celebrations. While 26.6% of companies are planning to hold an in-person

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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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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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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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Challenger Report: CEO Exits Slow In May After High April Turnover Published June 16, 2021 U.S. companies announced 99 CEO changes in May, down 26% from the 133 who left their posts in April, according to a report by global

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Leadership Post-COVID & Beyond May 2021 Challenger Survey Results Published May 2021 Read the full report on our Challenger survey here.  

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. February Job Cuts Report Planned job cuts announced by U.S.-based companies fell 57% to 34,531 in February from 79,552 in January. It was the lowest monthly total since December 2019, when 32,843 job cuts were

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PRODUCTIVITY LOSSES COULD SURPASS $6 BILLION WITH ABSENCES, DISTRACTIONS Published January 27, 2021 In a strange NFL season with postponed games, fan-less stadiums, COVID cases, and a Tampa Bay Buccaneers Championship, the Bucs will host the Kansas City Chiefs at

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