#US added 943K jobs in July, topping expectations of 845K

#US added 943K jobs in July, topping expectations of 845K

“#US added 943K jobs in July, topping expectations of 845K” The US added 943,000 jobs last month, crushing expectations as businesses scrambled to hire new workers, the feds said Friday. July’s numbers topped economists’ expectations of 845,000 jobs added, and come after the country added 850,000 jobs in June. The unemployment dropped to 5.4 percent in June…

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#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes

#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes

“#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes” BANGOR, Maine — Several Maine healthcare systems and hospitals are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees but staffing shortages in many nursing homes may prevent them from following suit. The Bangor Daily News reports that more than 40 nursing homes want to require staff to be vaccinated but longstanding shortages…

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#Netflix to require all employees, visitors to be vaccinated

#Netflix to require all employees, visitors to be vaccinated

“#Netflix to require all employees, visitors to be vaccinated” Netflix is joining a growing number of major US companies in requiring workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as they return to the office. The streaming giant is mandating that staffers and anyone visiting its offices be vaccinated, Variety reported. Currently, the company’s offices are open…

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#Don’t stick to one job, be a jack of all trades

#Don’t stick to one job, be a jack of all trades

“#Don’t stick to one job, be a jack of all trades” On a recent binge of “Married at First Sight” on Discovery+ (don’t judge me, it’s a pandemic), I found myself captivated by Season 11’s Bennett Kirschner. Besides the fact that he regularly wears a puke green dress to bed, I was intrigued by his…

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#1.8M Americans turned down jobs due to unemployment benefits

#1.8M Americans turned down jobs due to unemployment benefits

“#1.8M Americans turned down jobs due to unemployment benefits” More than 1.8 million unemployed Americans have turned down jobs over the course of the pandemic because of the generosity of unemployment insurance benefits, according to a poll published Wednesday by Morning Consult. Of those surveyed who were actively collecting unemployment benefits, 29 percent said they…

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