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Lose Your Job During the Pandemic? Understanding What to Do Next

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has left the economy in tatters. As the crisis continues to drag on, more and more individuals are losing their jobs. With unemployment at record highs and many states going backw...

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...

Low-Wage Jobs Deterring the Labor Market

The United States of America is facing a problem now that is has never faced before in its history. Since 1776, when the nation was ratified, there has never been a point in time where unemployment is very high while labor shortages ...

Remote Jobs In Demand During New Pandemic Surge

Two weeks to flatten the curve. Just another month of lock-downs. Just keep your masks on and it'll be fine. Okay, as soon as the vaccines are released, everything will go back to normal. No, wait, everyone needs mandatory vac...

15 Jobs You Didn't Know You Could Do At Home

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that many jobs can be done at home just as well as they can be from an office. For people who dread long commutes, have to pay hundreds of dollars each month in tolls, parking fees, added mai...

5 Great Habits to Help You Get Promoted

We all see certain people shooting up the career ladder, always picking up new roles and opportunities. They might seem lucky, but in reality, they are following some strong habits that help them move up. Here’s a rundown of ...

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...

September: Make or Break Economic Month

Every month is an important month for the American economy. It's a huge, multifaceted machine with countless moving parts. The economy isn't just the products and freight that ship and the businesses that remain open, but also the peo...

Good News, Bad News for Job Market

When the novel coronavirus turned into a full blown pandemic over eight months ago now, America started suffering job losses that have never been seen before. Even during the Great Depression of last century, more Americans kept their jobs...