by Market Cheetah | Mar 4, 2021 | Critical Evaluation, Human Resources, Labor Market Data
States reported that 745,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Feb. 27, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits continues to fall however, dropping by 124,000 to 4.3 million.
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by Market Cheetah | Feb 25, 2021 | Critical Evaluation, Human Resources, Labor Market Data
States reported that 730,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Feb. 20, a decrease of 111,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits fell by 100,000 to 4.4 million. About 19 million people are receiving some type of unemployment aid.
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by Market Cheetah | Feb 11, 2021 | Critical Evaluation, Human Resources, Labor Market Data
States reported that 793,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Feb. 6, a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised level. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits fell to 4.5 million. About 20 million people are receiving some type of unemployment aid.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 21, 2021 | Critical Evaluation, Human Resources, Labor Market Data
States reported that 900,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Jan. 16, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits fell to 5 million. About 16 million people are receiving some type of unemployment aid.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 14, 2021 | Critical Evaluation, Human Resources, Labor Market Data, Talent Acquisition Metrics and Analytics
Taking on “side hustles”—second jobs to make money alongside one’s main job—was a growing trend before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the labor market. Since then, data shows that the unstable economy has led more workers to hold multiple jobs to increase financial security.
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by Market Cheetah | Jan 8, 2021 | Critical Evaluation, Human Resources, Labor Market Data
U.S. payrolls fell by 140,000 in December 2020, and the unemployment rate held at 6.7 percent, according to the latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists forecast 50,000 jobs were added last month, as states began to reimpose restrictions on businesses amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
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