By MINLU ZHANG in New York | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-06-14 12:00 Share CLOSE Florida residents attend a job fair seeking employment at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino on May 25, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. [Photo/Agencies]
While more than 9 million Americans remain unemployed, US employers are trying virtually anything from giving hiring bonuses and education benefits to families of new employees to the use of machines to fill job openings that have soared to a record level.
Openings climbed to 9.3 million during April, the highest since 2000, underscoring the strong labor demand as the economy rapidly recovered from the pandemic, the Labor Department said in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report on Tuesday.
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Gov. Ralph Northam rolled out a new plan on Friday to help small businesses and child care providers recruit workers with hiring bonuses, but the $3 million grant program quickly
Logan Kolas of The Buckeye Institute says that the state ‘should prioritize policies and incentives that get Ohioans back to work and its businesses back to business as usual.'