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The Pandemic And The Side-Hustle Renaissance
The Pandemic And The Side-Hustle Renaissance
September 07, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Labor Day 2020 has an unfortunate cloud hanging over it: a high U.S. unemployment rate, even as the nation engages in its annual celebration of...

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US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop To 881,000, Lowest Level Since Pre-Pandemic
US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop To 881,000, Lowest Level Since Pre-Pandemic
September 03, 2020  |  Economy

The number of Americans who filed for jobless claims fell to its the lowest number since the pandemic began in March, better than analysts’ expectations,...

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ADP: U.S. Only Gained A Disappointing 428,000 Private-Sector Jobs in August
ADP: U.S. Only Gained A Disappointing 428,000 Private-Sector Jobs in August
September 02, 2020  |  Economy

Private-sector employment went up by 428,000 jobs last month, said the ADP National Employment Report. That’s an improvement over the previous month’s 167,000 jobs, but...

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Weak Jobless Claims Report Shows US Recovery Remains Uneven
Weak Jobless Claims Report Shows US Recovery Remains Uneven
August 20, 2020  |  Economy

Staggered reopenings. Tourism booms that might prove temporary. Each U.S. business vertical hard-hit by the pandemic has been impacted in different ways. For those companies...

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Uber Mulls Switching To Franchise Model In California
Uber Mulls Switching To Franchise Model In California
August 18, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies Inc., facing a Thursday (Aug. 20) deadline to reclassify its freelance drivers in California as employees, is considering licensing its brand to independently...

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US Unemployment Rate Drops To 10.2 Pct
US Unemployment Rate Drops To 10.2 Pct
August 07, 2020  |  Economy

The nation’s economy added 1.8 million jobs in July, slightly better than analysts’ expectations, while the unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent, the U.S. Labor...

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Uber, Lyft Face California Lawsuit Alleging ‘Systematic Wage Theft’
Uber, Lyft Face California Lawsuit Alleging ‘Systematic Wage Theft’
August 06, 2020  |  Legal

Already reeling from the coronavirus, Uber’s and Lyft’s fortunes now face another big hit as California’s top labor official takes the ridesharing services to court...

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Labor Agency Finds COVID-19 Took Bigger Toll On Jobs Than Forecast
Labor Agency Finds COVID-19 Took Bigger Toll On Jobs Than Forecast
June 30, 2020  |  Coronavirus

COVID-19 and the shutdowns enacted to combat the virus deprived the world’s workers of the equivalent of 480 million 40-hour-a-week jobs during the past three...

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Consumer Confidence Plunged In April
Consumer Confidence Plunged In April
April 28, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

Indicators say the coronavirus pandemic devastated consumer’s confidence in April as business and labor market conditions declined. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell in...

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