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Summary List PlacementThis week the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis of the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. The report found raising the wage would have many positive effects, but the email notifications that landed in my inbox focused on the same finding they always do: A minimum wage hike to $15...

Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is no ordinary hand. This is the hand of a hand model. You don't know it, but it's one you've seen before, holding cups in Starbucks ads and even acting as Jay-Z's hand in a Samsung commercial. Ray: And there's nothing wrong with Jay-Z's hands. It's just particularly that they're putting the camera...

Summary List Placement When I graduated college with a BS in psychology, I knew I wanted to go to medical school. I just had to take a couple of years off, work, and then go back to school. For the first year, I did exactly that, while living with a couple of other girls, and had a blast. But then in 2019, my job...

Summary List Placement How much would you have to be paid to dig graves, examine corpses, or investigate a crime scene? While these seriously creepy jobs may not be for the faint of heart, some of them offer six-figure salaries and flexible schedules. If you're not easily spooked, these alternative career paths might be the stuff of dreams, rather than nightmares. H&R Block examined...

Summary List Placement The COVID-19 pandemic has left many people jobless, considering a career change, or on temporary leave. Those with an office job are for the most part working remotely, and many companies are now hiring fully remote positions. FlexJobs, a website for remote jobs, has analyzed data on the 5,989 companies hiring in its database and collated the eight highest-paying remote jobs in...

Summary List Placement Millions of people have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many companies are struggling to stay afloat. That means job vacancies have plunged and competition has rocketed.  But many companies are still hiring, and FlexJobs, a website dedicated to finding remote jobs, has released data showing which fully remote vacancies in advertising, public relations, project management, and marketing are...

Summary List Placement Working from home has become the norm for office workers who have kept their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some companies are now hiring for fully remote roles.  FlexJobs, a website dedicated to finding remote jobs, has reported data revealing the 20 highest-paying vacant remote jobs in the fields of computing. The data is based on the 5,989 companies in...

Summary List Placement Looking to make a little extra cash without having to leave the job you already have? You may want to consider picking up a side gig. Some side jobs allow you to take what you love — a passion, a hobby, etc. — and turn a profit. If you've ever wanted to start your own food photography blog, teach a yoga...

Summary List Placement Four times as many women than men have left the workforce in September, according to a new report. About 865,000 women in the country reported in September that they were no longer employed, compared to 216,000 men, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data reported by The 19th, a nonprofit news organization focusing on gender and politics. The US Bureau of...

Summary List Placement If you've been on LinkedIn recently, you may have noticed several new updates. The website has a new design, and updated search and messenger functions, among other things.  But one of the most notable features is the addition of "LinkedIn stories" — a tool that lets you, much like Instagram or Snapchat, post minute-by-minute updates about your life.  LinkedIn stories give...

Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee for president, and he's proposed $4 trillion in new tax increases to fund a collection of federal programs to pull the US out of recession. Among the measures are a possible round of stimulus checks, state aid, $8,000 tax credits for parents with young kids, and coverage of health-insurance costs for newly jobless people. He also supports boosting...

The GOP is pushing to reduce the enhanced unemployment benefits to around $200 a week. The move could shed an estimated 3.4 million jobs from the economy, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. Many economists credit the federal government's intervention in boosting state unemployment checks with prompting quicker rebounds in consumer spending that helped prop up the economy during a recession. Visit Business...

Two of the largest career sites in the US have teamed up to get more jobs in front of Americans desperate for work, at a time when about half the country is unemployed. The new partnership, between Glassdoor and Indeed, will allow employers to cross-promote their brands and their available job listings on both sites.  Employers using Indeed's job advertising tools will now also...

On Wednesday, Disney announced the reopening of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will be delayed; the company previously planned to reopen these locations on July 17.   Disney World in Florida still plans to slowly reopen in July, starting with the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on July 11. Multiple Disney theme parks and other amusement parks have been closed over the past few months...

Some workers are earning more than employees in the same profession did 10 years earlier. Business Insider decided to look at wage data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to find jobs with higher pay than they had a decade earlier, after adjusting for inflation. Advertising managers, airline pilots, and survey researchers are among the occupations where people are earning over 20% more...

On Monday, President Donald Trump extended a freeze on immigration visas. Trump cited the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic for the move, saying that jobs should be reserved for Americans. The decision is in line with the Trump administration's broader efforts to limit immigration and plays on rhetoric that immigrants steal jobs. Data has shown, however, that immigrants help create jobs and normally...

If you're unemployed, or are self-isolating and have extra time on your hands, learning how to code could help your career. According to jobs site Indeed.com, the two most in-demand jobs of 2020 are software architect and full-stack developer, both of which require a proficiency in coding. Tech company HackerRank polled over 116,000 software engineers to find out which languages are associated with the...

IBIS estimates that the global auto industry generates $4 trillion in annual revenue. The industry employs almost 5.7 million people. From dealerships to automakers to repair shops, high-earning jobs abound.  We found seven careers that could lead to $100,000-and-above annual payouts. These careers are also well-poised to benefit from a post-coronavirus rebound. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The global auto industry is,...