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Most workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home say they are fine with the amount of time they spend on video calls.
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Most workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home say they are fine with the amount of time they spend on video calls.
Among adults 25 and older who have no education beyond high school, more women have left the labor force than men.
As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
The challenges of a COVID-19 economy are clear for 2020 college graduates, who have experienced downturns in employment and labor force participation.
Americans have mixed views on the importance of having a degree. 47% say the cost is worth it only if someone doesn’t have to take out loans.
Hiring by the self-employed has fallen since 2019, with the cutbacks emanating mainly from businesses run by men.
Roughly one-in-five workers say they are very or somewhat likely to look for a new job in the next six months, but only about a third of these workers think it would be easy to find one.
With the economic recovery gaining momentum, unemployment among immigrants is about equal with that of U.S.-born workers.
In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned, according to a new analysis of median hourly earnings of full- and part-time workers.
Here’s how the COVID-19 recession is affecting labor force participation and unemployment among American workers a year after its onset.
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