Start-ups are growing again, but with fewer jobs than before recession

The pandemic has increased job prospects in certain fields and lowered them in others. Here's what to look for, especially if you're over 50......»»

The fast-growing education technology company is will add jobs as it transitions to new ownership......»»

The number of Americans losing their jobs each week appears to have fallen to a pandemic low, but it's no time to start popping champagne corks......»»

The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for unemployment aid dropped by 42,000 from 754,000 the week before, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving e.....»»

There were about 9.5 million fewer jobs last month than in February 2020, and the unemployment r.....»»

Some of the biggest business success stories in recent decades actually came from a good idea hatched during a recession. Here are 4 tips on how to do it......»»

It's been 12 months since the stock market crashed, signaling the start of the recession brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Compared to this time last year, John Fox of Fenimore Asset Management says 2021 looks bright......»»

A breach of the camera start-up Verkada "should be a wake up call to the dangers of self-surveillance,” one expert said. “Our desire for some fake sense of security is its own security threat.”.....»»

Two years after pledging to bring 200 high-paying jobs to Raleigh, a French gene editing firm is getting ready to start pumping out product from North Carolina......»»

U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday after several days of intense selling prompted by concerns that stronger economic growth would cause the Federal Reserve to start norm.....»»

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Startups backed by influential Israel-based equity crowdfunding group OurCrowd are looking to hire in greater numbers, despite the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. The number of jobs listed by OurCrowd’s global portfolio companies more… The post Our.....»»

"We went into the pandemic saying, how do we save as many jobs and as many businesses as possible around the globe," CEO Ray Blanchette.....»»

As the pandemic pushes more women than men out of the workforce temporary, concerns are growing about what the job market will look like when they return. Economists have said repeatedly that Covid-19 has a disproportionate impact on women.....»»

With 85,000 fewer jobs and unemployment at 6.1%, the 10-county Pittsburgh region remains in the grips of the pandemic, but still attracted some $500 million in investment last year......»»

A start-up company specializing in plant-based foods plans to open a manufacturing facility in West Chester Township......»»

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Chicago-area jobs were lost, consumer spending dropped 43%.....»»

There's another trigger for big declines in the stock market beyond economic recession......»»

Enrollment in teacher preparation programs was already plummeting before the pandemic......»»

The U.S. has three million fewer jobs than it did when Trump took office. Economists blame both the pandemic and the president's ineffective response to it......»»