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Boeing is reportedly considering consolidating its 787 assembly line in South Carolina, ending production at the Everett, Washington, plant. One plant is unionized and the other isn't.
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Car parts retailer AutoZone said Thursday that it plans to hire 20,000 people at its U.S. stores and distribution centers.
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Facebook has announced that almost all of its 48,000 employees will work from home until July 2021. However, they may not want to.
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The ADP National Employment Report was a serious miss as private sector employment increased much less than expected.
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If scientists say anything about arresting the spread of COVID-19, it is to maintain social distance and to wear masks. New research shows that many companies have no plans to ask employees to do so.
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While weekly jobless claims have been coming down from the peak March 28 report of nearly 6.9 million claims, the week of July 18 was the first actual gain in weekly jobless claims since that peak.
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One of America's richest states had the highest unemployment rate in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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One of America's poorest states had the lowest unemployment rate in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Nevada employment was particularly hard hit because of the hospitality industry, mostly centered in Las Vegas. Gambling in the city was shut down, and with it, countless restaurants and hotels.
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The jobs report for April was horrible enough. The situation is was even worse for black and Hispanic Americans, with jobless rates well above the national average.
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Many teenagers count on summer jobs to supplement income for the balance of the year. For a huge number, that opportunity is lost this year.
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Amazon's management faces what could be an insurmountable enemy: illnesses among its own workers and their desire to be protected from illness.
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As huge retailers, particularly Amazon and Walmart, add tens of thousands of jobs to the economy, much smaller Instacart is in the midst of adding 550,000.
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Boeing has announced a voluntary layoff for eligible employees but the company did not provide specific details which it said would be coming in three to four weeks.
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U.S. companies announced more than 222,000 job cuts in March, a year-over-year increase of nearly 300%. The vast majority of the job losses were attributed to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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