Articles filed under Unemployment
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Schaumburg Library program to help holders of foreign degreesAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Refugees and immigrants with foreign degrees will learn about opportunities to get back into their professional fields during an online program with the Schaumburg Towns...
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Elk Grove Village hopes to pair jobseekers with companies in needJun 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Seeing all the "help wanted" and "now hiring" signs in storefront windows and throughout the Elk Grove Village industrial park - as well as temporarily shut down lobbies...
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New trends in attracting and retaining talentJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - As the economy begins to steadily improve and competition for top job talent tightens, finding new ways to appeal to potential new hires continues to be an ongoing chall...
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US adds 559K jobs as firms still struggle to fill positionsJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April's sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to f...
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McHenry County businesses struggle to hire workers as reopening continuesMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - John Macrito, the owner of Grinders Ale House in McHenry, had never considered offering hiring bonuses to employees who start work in his bar and restaurant. But he is t...
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US jobless claims up to 744K as virus still forces layoffsApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 744,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more...
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Liz Weston: The tax credit fix many can't afford to missJan 31, 2021 5:00 am - Families battered by the pandemic recession soon may discover that the tax refunds they're counting on are dramatically smaller - or that they actually owe income tax. C...
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US hiring slows sharply to 245,000 jobs as virus intensifiesDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - America's employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month as the viral pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest s...
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Liz Weston: When life blows up your well-laid plansNov 15, 2020 5:12 am - Job loss, business failure, involuntary retirement, divorce, disability or the death of a breadwinner - these are just some of the ways our finances can force us to come...
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Pandemic firings lead to wave of bias claims from parentsNov 14, 2020 5:25 am - Parents who've lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them for taking care of their kids w...