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CBS Supports Growing Unemployment Rate

Mainstream media, as in NBC, ABC, Fox, CNN, and CBS, are all failing on television, with abysmal ratings that plummet more every month. Print media isn't doing much better, with publications like the New York Times and the Washington P...

Offered a Job Buyout? When You Should Take the Money and Run

According to the latest jobs report, the unemployment rate is now at 13.3%, a strong indication that the economy is struggling to stay afloat. While there is a glimmer of hope for the jobs market as states begin t...

Fastest-growing and Highest-paying Jobs for 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way most people lived and worked in 2020. A lot of jobs soared in demand as employers tried to meet changing needs triggered by the pandemic. At the same time, other jobs disappeared, and ...

Instacart Plans to Lay Off 2,000 Workers This Month

Grocery shopping and delivery service Instacart announced on January 22 that it is going to lay off about 2,000 of its workers. This includes 10 workers who recently joined the United Food and Commercial Workers Local Union...

How to Improve Productivity in the Workplace

As an employer, you are already aware of the importance of boosting productivity in the workplace. For instance, to improve the overall performance of your business or organization, you need to boost the focus and dedication of yo...

Work-related injuries can significantly lower your employees' productivity. For example, injuries caused by pulling, pushing, and carrying heavy equip...

That is why it is advisable to put measures in place to help improve workers' safety. Start by identifying the leading c...

Jobs Report Betrays White House's Boasting

It doesn't really matter where you stand on the political spectrum or who your favorite politician is. The odds are pretty much guaranteed that you've been lied to by this person or these people, and a lot more than once. Politicia...

How the COVID-19 Pandemic May End Up Changing the Job Market Forever

A lot of research on the COVID-19 job market is focusing on how the virus is putting hourly hospitality workers out of work. However, it turns out that there are also some broader, more long lasting changes...

Mass Layoffs Continue to Plague an Economy Struggling to Recover

It was not a pretty week when it comes to layoffs. Several of the country's top business organizations announced mass layoffs as leaders struggle to keep finances afloat during this unprecedented economic clim...