jobs

A job, employment, work or occupation, is a person's role in society. More specifically, a job is an activity, often regular and often performed in exchange for payment ("for a living").

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US Hiring Hit Rock Bottom In April As Coronavirus Downturn Deepened, JOLTS Report Shows
US Hiring Hit Rock Bottom In April As Coronavirus Downturn Deepened, JOLTS Report Shows
June 09, 2020  |  Economy

New hiring fell to an all-time low in April as coronavirus lockdowns took a steep toll on economic activity across the United States, according to...

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Behind The Euphoric May Jobs Report Are Some Troubling Signs
Behind The Euphoric May Jobs Report Are Some Troubling Signs
June 08, 2020  |  Economy

After the euphoria, perhaps a reckoning. We’ve had a weekend to digest the surprisingly strong jobs report data that debuted on Friday, where the Bureau...

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Debt Issuance And Layoffs Point To Headwinds For Labor Market?
Debt Issuance And Layoffs Point To Headwinds For Labor Market?
June 05, 2020  |  Economy

Issue debt, raise funds, lay off workers. Repeat? On a day where the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy saw historic job gains, Bloomberg...

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Surprise: US Jobless Rate Falls To 13.3 Pct
Surprise: US Jobless Rate Falls To 13.3 Pct
June 05, 2020  |  Economy

In a surprising jobless report, the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May as some jobs returned amid a partial reopening of the...

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1.8M Americans File Unemployment Claims As Pandemic’s Total Tops 42M
1.8M Americans File Unemployment Claims As Pandemic’s Total Tops 42M
June 04, 2020  |  Economy

Nearly 1.9 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, as the number of workers seeking assistance since the coronavirus pandemic began in mid-March topped...

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Amazon To Offer Jobs To Most Of Workers Hired In Pandemic
Amazon To Offer Jobs To Most Of Workers Hired In Pandemic
May 31, 2020  |  Amazon

Of the 175,000 workers Amazon brought on board during the coronavirus pandemic, the eCommerce titan plans to keep over half of them, Reuters reported. The...

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Google Withdraws Offers To More Than 2,000 Contract Workers
Google Withdraws Offers To More Than 2,000 Contract Workers
May 29, 2020  |  Google

More than 2,000 people who had signed employment agreements with Google as temp and contract workers had their offers rescinded, The New York Times reported....

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Uber Says California’s AB5 Law Could Cost 158,000 Drivers Their Jobs
Uber Says California’s AB5 Law Could Cost 158,000 Drivers Their Jobs
May 29, 2020  |  Ridesharing

If Uber is forced to classify its drivers in California as employees, 158,000 will be out of work, the company said. C/NET reported the San...

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Kudlow: Gov’t Eyes Cash Bonuses To Get People Back To Work
Kudlow: Gov’t Eyes Cash Bonuses To Get People Back To Work
May 28, 2020  |  Economy

Larry Kudlow, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, said he thinks the idea of cash incentives for people going back to work could be...

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