Seasonal hiring underway in Chicago, including Target, Macy's, Amazon
Companies are looking to fill thousands of positions ahead of the busy holiday shopping season.
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Companies are looking to fill thousands of positions ahead of the busy holiday shopping season.
The Chicago nonprofit Agents of Hope Training & Information Center is working to make the job search a bit easier for refugees through career training programs and workforce development.
Friday's jobs report showed employers shed jobs last month, rather than adding 95,000 new hires that had been forecast by economists.
The typical American's paycheck has grown faster since 2019 than in any stretch since the early 1980s. But prices climbed nearly as fast, swallowing about 80% of the wage increase.
The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled state law does not shield companies from having to pay employees for time spent completing required pre- and post-work activities.
March is Disability Awareness Month, and TotalLink to Community works to empower adults with disabilities to land competitive jobs. Joining Dana Kozlov are TotalLink to Community executive director Emily Raming and employment specialist Jacob Cohen.
Economists had forecast a gain of 60,000 jobs last month. The unexpected drop was due to job losses in health care and the federal government.
AI has had a top-to-bottom effect on the American workforce, cited as the force behind mass layoffs and a valued skill in workers at the same time.
The unemployment rate in November rose to 4.6%, its highest level since September 2021.
Monthly report shows private employers shed 32,000 jobs last month, another sign the labor market is facing new challenges.
The downward revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the job market was slowing in 2024 and early 2025.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said more than 28,000 young people have been hired by the city through the One Summer Chicago program so far in 2025, a 17% increase since the initiative started in 2023.
Job cuts spiked in February, marking their highest point since July 2020, due to firings of government workers directed by DOGE.
A growing number of unemployed workers have been searching for a new job for more than 15 weeks, labor data shows.
The Douglas Center in north suburban Skokie is working to give people with developmental and intellectual disabilities a chance to work. CBS News Chicago recently stopped by and had a heart to heart with the people who make it happen.
The latest labor market data comes less than two weeks ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to cut interest rates.
The Chicago Park District also announced another welcomed change: families can hit all city pools six days a week.
Furnished apartments are available to moms at an affordable rate. It's opportunity some of the CVS graduates take advantage of.
CBS Correspondent Bradley Blackburn reports the warming weather is helping the job market stay hot. For example, businesses in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina are already looking for seasonal workers.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), there were more than 100,000 cases of "business and job opportunity" scams last year alone and they've more than doubled over the past four years.
"Statistically speaking, more people have visited space than driven the Wienermobile!"
CTA said it needed to fire Jackson to be able to "hire somebody" else to "release some of the burden" on others.
Anyone wanting to learn more about jobs at the USPS has multiple opportunities this week.
The home-improvement store said it is investing $1 billion in pay raises for its employees.
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