A new survey analyzed the various financial factors impacting college graduates, including running out of emergency savings (34%), not having a high enough credit score to get a credit card or loan (30%), and seeing their parents struggling to make ends meet (29%). The leading sources of financial stress were payingContinue Reading
Concentrix is excited to host a hiring event, Reach for the Stars, Launch Your Career with Concentrix, Wednesday, July 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Tampa Concentrix office is hiring 85 positions. The onsite event will take place at 6302 E M.L.K. Jr Blvd #200, Tampa, FL 33619. Interested applicants can get toContinue Reading
Socialist Alternative member, and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant spoke about the $200 million tax on the top corporations, nicknamed the “Amazon tax” as a major victory for the movement to a “socialist world.” The vote on the JumpStart Seattle plan, proposed last month by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, was a veto-proof 7-2.Continue Reading
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the new jobs numbers today, reporting that the U.S. economy regained 4.8 million jobs in June and that the unemployment rate fell from 13.3% to 11.1% as the country continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. According to the report, black unemployment dropped from 16.8%Continue Reading
Universal Orlando laid off an undisclosed number of employees on Tuesday despite reopening its theme parks weeks ago. No details were given regarding departments or business units impacted by the move. “We have made the difficult decision to reduce our Parks & Resorts workforce across multiple locations and business units,”Continue Reading
President Donald Trump invoked George Floyd’s name and praised peaceful protests during a Friday bill signing ceremony touting the latest jobs report. “We all saw what happened last week. We can’t let that happen. Hopefully George is looking down and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. (It’s) a greatContinue Reading
The U.S. unemployment rate fell in May to 13.3% as some businesses reopened after the coronvirus lockdowns and stay at home orders were lifted. Workers were recalled and Friday’s report indicated that the economy added 2.5 million jobs last month, driving unemployment down from 14.7% in April. Stocks soared on theContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released the Sunshine State’s unemployment, a tragic stat which hit a record high in April, at 12.9 percent. The state’s unemployment rate tripled from 4.3 percent in March to 12.9 percent in April. Gov. Ron DeSantis hopes the state re-opening can bring some ofContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County commission voted on spending the $257 million received from the federal government in Cares Act coronavirus aid. Metropolitan Ministries, Feeding Tampa Bay and Career Source Tampa Bay top a list of wide-ranging assistance programs which will see money to help in the months ahead. Ron Barton, assistantContinue Reading
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Tampa area added 34,200 new private-sector jobs in the last year, creating the second-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. The Tampa area’s unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in October, down 0.3 percentage point from one year ago. The industryContinue Reading
