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44% percent of small business owners said in April that they had jobs they couldn t fill.
Now they re offering new benefits and perks to attract workers to their businesses.
These benefits include home office stipends, backup childcare, and financial planning.
Today s job market is competitive, especially for small businesses.
Forty-four percent of small business owners said in April that they had jobs they couldn t fill, which is the third consecutive month with a record-high reading, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
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Business groups press to reinstate a âsearch for workâ requirement in return for jobless benefits
Most states have already reverted to the pre-pandemic rule
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated May 18, 2021, 7:57 p.m.
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The Red Jacket Blue Water Resort in Yarmouth was looking for help on Tuesday.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
As employers race to fill positions on factory floors and in restaurant kitchens across the state, their trade groups are pushing the Baker administration to reinstate a job-search requirement for people who are on unemployment.
State officials could nudge more people out of their homes and back into the workforce, the business groups say, if they revert to the pre-pandemic requirement that those who claim unemployment insurance benefits must show they are actively seeking work.
Edwards refuses request to end federal jobless aid for now
MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about the coronavirus outbreak and state vaccination efforts, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.Melinda Deslatte/AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana business organizations Wednesday called on Gov. John Bel Edwards to join Republican-led states in cutting off the extra $300 in federal unemployment assistance going to the jobless, arguing it s harming employer efforts to rehire workers.
The Democratic governor said he doesn t intend to immediately end the weekly federal aid, but he left open the possibility of doing so later.
Edwards refuses request to end federal jobless aid for now
MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about the coronavirus outbreak and state vaccination efforts, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.Melinda Deslatte/AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana business organizations Wednesday called on Gov. John Bel Edwards to join Republican-led states in cutting off the extra $300 in federal unemployment assistance going to the jobless, arguing it s harming employer efforts to rehire workers.
The Democratic governor said he doesn t intend to immediately end the weekly federal aid, but he left open the possibility of doing so later.