short readMay 6, 2020 Telework may save U.S. jobs in COVID-19 downturn, especially among college graduates 90% of the decrease in employment between February and March arose from positions that could not be teleworked.
short readApr 29, 2020 Coronavirus downturn likely to add to high government debt in some countries For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
short readApr 24, 2020 Not all unemployed people get unemployment benefits; in some states, very few do Despite some broad federal guidelines, claimants still face a hodgepodge of different state rules governing how they can qualify for benefits.
short readApr 23, 2020 The financial risk to U.S. business owners posed by COVID-19 outbreak varies by demographic group More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak.
reportApr 21, 2020 About Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Household Job or Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.
short readApr 7, 2020 Decade-long decline in newsroom employment hit midcareer workers the hardest Newsroom employment dropped by a quarter between 2008 and 2018, but the job cuts were not shouldered equally by journalists of all ages.
short readApr 3, 2020 U.S. Latinos among hardest hit by pay cuts, job losses due to coronavirus Around half of Hispanics say they or someone in their household has taken a pay cut or lost a job โ or both โ because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
short readMar 27, 2020 Young workers likely to be hard hit as COVID-19 strikes a blow to restaurants and other service sector jobs Nearly one-in-four U.S. workers are employed in the industries most likely to feel an immediate impact from the COVID-19 outbreak.
short readMar 23, 2020 New, emerging jobs and the green economy are boosting demand for analytical skills New and emerging occupations are raising the importance of analytical skills, such as science, mathematics and programming.
short readMar 20, 2020 Before the coronavirus, telework was an optional benefit, mostly for the affluent few COVID-19 may yet do what years of advocacy have failed to: Make telework a benefit available to more than a relative handful of U.S. workers.