US job growth crashes below expectations amid labour shortages
US job growth slowed dramatically last month amid labour shortages (Getty Images)
US job growth was far slower than expected in April as labour shortages left employers scrambling to meet booming demand as coronavirus restrictions ease.
Non-farm payrolls increased by just 266,000 jobs last month, well below estimates of 1m, according to figures from the Labor Department.
It also marks a significant slowdown from the 770,000 jobs added in March.
The disappointing numbers the first since the White House’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue package was approved come as the US ramps up its vaccination rollout and the economy begins to reopen.
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Healthcare staff will be able to assess chronic wounds remotely with new digital technology that turns a mobile phone camera into a clinical-grade medical scanner.
The technology, developed by the health tech firm Healthy.io, allows patients to be assessed in their own homes, reducing the risk of exposure to Covid-19.
Diagnosis of chronic wounds has not been updated for decades and involves using a paper ruler to capture and document the sore, before making a decision based on size, color and smell to gauge whether skin tissue is healing. This can be inaccurate, cumbersome and painful, often leading to incorrect diagnoses and delays in treatment.
Edinburgh Gin reopen popular shop in the heart of the capital with new summer theme
The store offers pre-chilled ready-to-drink cocktails as well as personalised gin bottles and other gin-themed gifts.
The new summer-themed store (Image: Edinburgh Gin)
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A top Scottish gin brand has just opened a summer-themed gin shop in the heart of Edinburgh offering drinks fans pre-chilled ready-to-drink cocktails as well as personalised gin bottles and other gin-themed gifts.
Virgin Money partners with Fintech Trade Ledger as part of a new business banking proposition
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LONDON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Virgin Money continues to build its business banking proposition, adding FinTech partner, Trade Ledger, which specialises in data-driven lending technology.
Trade Ledger is a leading global technology provider for the commercial banking and financial services industry, supporting banks by enabling lending products to be created and offered at the right time, over the right channel. Its platform has a lending-as-a-service (LaaS) capability, supporting secured and unsecured lending, to unlock all types of working capital and business lending products for businesses that otherwise find access to finance difficult.
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