Job openings unexpectedly increased in May

Job openings, which serve as a closely watched measure of labor market demand, totaled an estimated 7.77 million at the end May, rising from 7.4 million in April, according to the BLS’ latest Job ... Read More

Number of US workers with side hustles reaches all-time high as economic worries rise - Computerworld

A record number of full-time office workers are turning to side gigs and second jobs amid rising economic anxiety, inadequate workplace support, and growing concerns about job security, according ... Read More

Employers Need Help Managing Workers Who Are Taking Second Jobs

Rising employee preoccupations with working a second job, along with their pandemic experiences of having worked from home, made flexibility a top priority for all but 11 percent of participants. Read More

If the Job Market Is So Good, Why Is Gig Work Thriving?

Snagajob, an hourly work platform, says that those shifts tripled from 2020 to 2021, and that they will probably quintuple in 2022 — mostly as side income because people’s regular jobs weren ... Read More

Rising number of college grads are unemployed, new research shows - CBS News

It's those who do the kind of lower-level, rote work that AI is already adept at, who are seeing a mismatch between the number of jobs available and the supply of workers seeking them. Read More

Don’t Call It a Side Hustle. These Americans Are ‘Polyworking.’

The number of people in the United States with multiple full- or part-time jobs climbed to over 8.9 million in March for the first time since 1994. Skip to content Skip to site index Business ... Read More

May jobs report shows soft 139,000 increase as trade wars sap hiring. Jobs are harder to find. - MarketWatch

The number of new jobs created in May slowed to 139,000, a sign the Trump trade wars are starting to make a dent in a resilient U.S. labor market that’s been a bedrock of the economy. Read More

In the Age of Remote Work, Employers Are Quiet-Quitting on Employees - Business Insider

But as the rise of remote work accelerates the shift toward gig roles, millions of workers could find themselves without the job security and benefits that traditionally come only with a W-2 form. Read More

Can't Retire, Social Security Isn't Enough: Working in Retirement Age - Business Insider

The number of workers 80 and older increased by 25% since 2022, per Gusto, sometimes in risky jobs. Jim Uhrinyak, 82, doesn't know if he'll ever have enough money to retire . Read More