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Some laid-off workers are surprised at how fast they were able to find new positions, says Sarah Chaney Cambon of The Wall Street Journal.
Young workers’ sense of “wanting to untether my job from my identity” has grown in the past year, The Journal’s Lindsay Ellis reports.
In some cases, it’s about responding to competition. In others, it’s a way of bracing for a possible economic downturn.
States are upgrading antiquated technology. But there are still big disparities among states.
There are almost two job openings for every unemployed person.
Weekly unemployment claims are still hovering at the lowest level we’ve seen since 1969.
When they’re ready to start hiring, businesses have to consider costs and legal issues.
Age discrimination is illegal, but experts say it’s still rampant.
Christopher Low, chief economist at FHN Financial, says low-wage workers are suffering the bulk of job losses — the opposite of what happened in 2008.
Heading into the third quarter of the COVID economy, companies are shedding thousands of employees with little government relief in sight.
