Unemployment rates rose across SWFL in August, but job market strong for ‘offseason’

Unemployment rates rose over the month in August across SWFL. That’s typical in one of the slowest months of the “offseason.” … Someone completing an unemployment benefits form.Across Southwest Florida, unemployment rates rose in August.Traditionally, the month is one of the slowest of the year, in what’s dubbed the “offseason,” with fewer part-time residents and…

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Millionaire CEO wants unemployment to jump to 50% because workers have become ‘arrogant’

A multi-millionaire property developer from Australia has sparked fury for calling for unemployment to rise to 50 per cent while claiming workers became “arrogant” during Covid. Gurner Group CEO Tim Gurner told the Australian Financial Review’s Property Summit that productivity had plummeted during the global pandemic as “people decided they didn’t really want to work so much”….

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CEO calls for more unemployment to give companies upper hand over workers

Tim Gurner, who once blamed avocado toast for home buying challenges, said workers became more “arrogant” after the covid pandemic reshaped the labor market. Tim Gurner, who once blamed avocado toast for home buying challenges, said workers became more “arrogant” after the covid pandemic reshaped the labor market. See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment,…

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