All posts tagged with labor market
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-(Natural News) An expert economist warned that the United States’ inflation crisis is about to enter a new stage and the economy will become even more precarious. Inflation is already at a 40-year record-high, according to the Department of Labor‘s Consumer Price Index for May. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is already warning that high […]
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-(Natural News) Despite historically high raises that brought hourly wages to a record peak of $31.31, American workers still lost money last year due to price increases for commodities like food and gas, and even services. In reality, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the massive pay hikes turned into a 2.4 percent pay cut for the […]
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-(Natural News) In an effort to fill labor gaps and speed up deliveries, North American warehouses are turning to automation. A growing number of self-driving or remote-operated machines are shuttling clothing, sports equipment and electronics down warehouse aisles, pulling bins of groceries, toiletries and even industrial parts from high stacks before handing them off to […]
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-(Natural News) A McDonald’s restaurant in Altamont, Illinois is giving away iPhones to new hires provided they stay for six months. A viral tweet shows a poster in the store’s window, which says: “McDonald’s Now Hiring” and “Free iPhone.” The poster’s fine print clarified that hires had to stay for six months and meet employment criteria. A […]
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-(Natural News) A group of restaurant owners and five small businesses filed a lawsuit Tuesday, Aug. 17, against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio over the city’s vaccine mandate targeting “certain establishments.” The lawsuit was filed in Richmond County Supreme Court. “This vaccine mandate is arbitrary and capricious due to the fact that it targets […]
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-(Natural News) McDonald’s franchisees across the U.S. are adding emergency child care and other new benefits to help keep current employees and attract new ones as many restaurants continue to struggle to hire enough workers to run their businesses. Caregiver benefits have become popular among companies during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as employers seek to compete in […]
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-(Natural News) A Chamber of Commerce report released Tuesday, June 1, warned that a recent labor shortage plaguing businesses nationwide is worsening. The Chamber’s report described the situation as a “national economic crisis.” According to the report, the United States had a record 8.1 million vacant job openings in March – the last month where data was available. It was […]
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-(Natural News) A study published in the Jyväskylä Studies in Business and Economics series found that children who are physically active are more likely to achieve better long-term success in their educational status and in the labor market once they graduate. The study aimed to assess the links between leisure-time physical activity, educational attainment, and […]
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