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Retail Response to Recession Already Happening — Months Before Official Declaration
Retail // May 23, 2022

Recessions are peculiar beasts. They’re both natural and normal, yet dreaded and inevitable. In much the same way hurricane-prone regions can go years — even decades — without being ravaged by a storm, eventually the normal cycle of nature returns — and when it does,...

Data: Laid-Off Workers Eligible For More Jobless Benefits Than Wages
Economy // July 08, 2020

According to a recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) survey, two-thirds of unemployed workers in the U.S. after the CARES Act could have received compensation that was better than what they earned at their previous jobs, with one-fifth also receiving almost double what they...

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Retail Response to Recession Already Happening — Months Before Official Declaration

May 23, 2022
Recessions are peculiar beasts. They’re both natural and normal, yet dreaded and inevitable. In much the same way hurricane-prone regions can go years — even decades — without being ravaged by a storm, eventually the normal cycle of nature returns — and when it does, the damage inflicted can’t be assessed until long after things […]

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Social Distancing Still Keeping 3M Americans out of Work

October 28, 2022
COVID changed everything. From consumption patterns to communication standards, the idea that changes resulting from the events of 2020 and 2021 would disappear as soon as a vaccine was developed has been proven drastically shortsighted. For example, with the U.S.’s great post-pandemic reopening now well underway, recent research shows that many people have no intention […]

Data: Laid-Off Workers Eligible For More Jobless Benefits Than Wages

July 08, 2020
According to a recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) survey, two-thirds of unemployed workers in the U.S. after the CARES Act could have received compensation that was better than...