by dankeelan | Nov 9, 2021 | Jobs, U.S. Economy, Women
The US jobs recovery finally picked up steam again in October, but not everyone is benefiting: Many women who were forced to drop out of the labor force during the pandemic are still on the sidelines. How to get them back could be a question on lawmakers’ minds...
by dankeelan | Nov 2, 2021 | Healthcare, Mental Health, U.S. Economy
The extent of our collective bereavement in the United States today is staggering. With more than 740,000 Americans dead from COVID-19, the country is grappling with an onslaught of grief. Some 72 percent of Americans say they know someone who has been hospitalized or...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2021 | Jobs, U.S. Economy
A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs across the U,S., a trend some have dubbed the “Great Resignation.” But the phenomenon is making an outsized impact in some regions: In Georgia, Kentucky and Idaho, more than 4% of workers...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2021 | Leadership, Talent, U.S. Economy
Between February 2020 and February 2021, a net 2.4 million women and 1.8 million men left the U.S. labor force, according to Pew Research Center. During this time frame, employment dropped by 8.5 million, a loss that Pew says could take more than three years to...
by dankeelan | Oct 19, 2021 | Benefits, Future of Work, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
A la carte breakfast: a cheaper alternative. But you get what you pay for, and breakfast a la carte lacks the fixings of a traditional meal. A la carte work is no different. On August 4, a coalition of app-based companies, including Uber, Lyft, and...
by dankeelan | Oct 5, 2021 | Featured, U.S. Economy, Veterans
Paul A. Dillon, founder of Dillon Consulting Services LLC, and adjunct instructor at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, is a career expert in veterans as a distinct employment class. According to Dillon, including veterans in the recruiting and hiring...
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