Have you been feeling the urge to quit your W-2 job and become a freelancer? Many people are in the same boat, and the number of freelance workers is on the rise. Zippia found that in 2022, there were 70.4 million freelancers in the U.S., a number that has steadily...
When viewed through a British lens, one of the big questions of the American economy is how the tireless U.S. worker ever manages to retire. It’s been less than a century (1934) since FDR established Social Security as a measure to provide for Americans past their...
Diversity and inclusion has never been more important in the workplace than it is right now, and businesses are reviewing their internal processes to see what they can do better. Although many companies have released corporate statements on the topic, workplace...
The U.S. office vacancy rate is at an all-time high as commercial real estate reels from remote-work arrangements. By the numbers: 12.9% of office space is vacant, marking the sixth straight quarter the rate has increased and up from a...
Among workers surveyed, 61% cited that they complete gig work for their primary income, a nearly 3x increase from 2021, where 21% of those surveyed said the same. Hinting at increasing economic instability, the number of workers who have left, or plan to leave,...
A researcher estimates that over 1 million Americans with disabilities aren't getting the benefits they may need. Zachary Morris, an assistant professor at the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare, wanted to look at how well a couple of big Social Security...
There’s no shortage of research that shows mental health struggles took rise in the COVID-19 pandemic. One standout study from Lancet of 204 countries revealed an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million...
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) is going to change the world. While AI has not yet disrupted all businesses, the road that leads to a fundamentally reshaped workplace is short and in sight. Understandably so, there are questions, fears, and...
Ever since COVID began to recede, America's CEOs have been waging a determined campaign to haul their employees back into the office. Big banks led the charge, ordering everyone back to their cubicles and threatening to fire those who refused to comply. In recent...
Where autocratic or transactional leadership (leadership based on action-reward) may have succeeded in the more hierarchical and stable world of the past, this world no longer exits. A recent report on workplace trends from Indeed and Glassdoor claims...
