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See national and regional workforce news, get the latest updates on Contractor Workforce Management solutions, and view helpful articles about workforce management from MITC’s knowledge-base.
See national and regional workforce news, get the latest updates on Contractor Workforce Management solutions, and view helpful articles about workforce management from MITC’s knowledge-base.
Reduced Employment Opportunities
/in Hiring and Retention /by Carolyn DingeeThe Wall Street Journal reported Friday, July 16th that although job openings are at a record high, the impression that all employers are hiring like never before may be misleading. Many businesses that laid off workers during the pandemic are already predicting they will need fewer employees in the future. As with past economic shocks, […]
The Worker Shortage Explained
/in Hiring and Retention /by Carolyn DingeeOver 4-8 million fewer people are currently in the US labor force than before the pandemic, depending upon how they are counted. Why? Fear of Covid-19, sickness (the USA still averages over 14,000 positive cases a day); if 14,000 people quarantine for 14 days, that removes nearly 200,000 from the available workforce even if they […]
Hiring Picks Up in the USA
/in Hiring and Retention /by Carolyn DingeeThe number of unemployment-benefit recipients is falling at a faster rate in Missouri and 21 other states are canceling enhanced and extended payments this month. This suggests that ending the aid could push more people to take jobs, according to the Wall Street Journal. Federal pandemic aid bills boosted unemployment payments by $300 a person […]