employment

Employment is a relationship between two parties, usually based on contract where work is paid for, where one party, which may be a corporation, for profit, not-for-profit organization, co-operative or other entity is the employer and the other is the employee.

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NFIB: Labor Shortage Hurts SMBs’ Optimism
NFIB: Labor Shortage Hurts SMBs’ Optimism
August 10, 2021  |  SMBs

American small businesses are feeling less optimistic in the face of ongoing labor shortage and supply chain hiccups, according to a new report from the...

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AI Is Retailers’ Favorite New Tool To Help Combat Labor Shortage
AI Is Retailers’ Favorite New Tool To Help Combat Labor Shortage
July 30, 2021  |  Retail

With “Help Wanted” signs still plastered on storefronts across America and new headlines announcing hiring hiccups each week, it’s hard to avoid the fact that...

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New Jobless Claims Drop Amid Variant Rise, Vaccine Unease
New Jobless Claims Drop Amid Variant Rise, Vaccine Unease
July 29, 2021  |  Economy

Applications for initial jobless claims dropped 24,000 to 400,000 for the week that ended July 24, according to the Thursday (July 29) weekly report from...

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New Jobless Claims Surge Amid Worker Shortages
New Jobless Claims Surge Amid Worker Shortages
July 22, 2021  |  Economy

The Labor Department’s Thursday (July 22) report showed that new weekly jobless claims for the week ending July 17 unexpectedly went up to 419,000, an...

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Amazon, Dollar General Lead Retail Hiring Surge Within Tricky Labor Market
Amazon, Dollar General Lead Retail Hiring Surge Within Tricky Labor Market
July 14, 2021  |  Retail

While the quintessential image of a shopkeeper hanging a “Help Wanted” sign in their store window has become an increasingly common occurrence this year, what...

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New Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Level Since Pandemic Began
New Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Level Since Pandemic Began
July 01, 2021  |  Economy

Initial jobless claims for the week ending June 26 dropped 51,000 to 364,000 from the previous week’s level, which was revised up to 415,000, according...

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ADP: 692K New Jobs Added From May To June
ADP: 692K New Jobs Added From May To June
June 30, 2021  |  Economy

The U.S. economy has added some three million jobs in the private sector since the start of 2021, including 692,000 new positions this month, according...

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New Report: 53 Pct Of Upper-Income Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
New Report: 53 Pct Of Upper-Income Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
June 15, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Living paycheck to paycheck is sometimes seen as synonymous with being poor, an unfortunate but relatively uncommon circumstance. In fact, it is far more widespread...

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Retailers Await New Customers, Opportunities And A Spending Boom
Retailers Await New Customers, Opportunities And A Spending Boom
June 14, 2021  |  Retail

Last year will go down in history for many things, but in retail circles, it will be remembered as the year that comps went out...

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