The jobs the pandemic may devastate
An updated forecast by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has alarming news for people with a high school diploma or less....
Can you really turn a hobby into a career?
Five stories from people who made the leap of turning a hobby into a Plan B career during the pandemic....
Remember: What you do is not who you are
The line between our personal lives and our work lives has all but disappeared. Make the effort to redraw it....
Are you sure you want to go back to the office?
At first, the office will feel like the first day of school, but the old annoyances will arrive right on schedule. The commute will still be long; there will still...
A two-track recovery: those returning to jobs and those who don’t expect to
The contrast between the financial situations and outlooks of the two groups is stark....
In Europe, Millions of Jobless Are Falling Through the Cracks
Government efforts to subsidize wages and prevent layoffs have kept many in jobs, but they aren’t sheltering an army of precarious workers....
‘It’s Time for a Change’: Workers Idled by the Virus Try New Careers
Facing a loss of hours, unsecured wages and slow reopenings, some unemployed Britons are reconsidering their livelihoods....
Upsides for Some Remote Workers; Lost Pay and Security for Others
Working from home can benefit highly skilled employees but depress others’ wages and make it hard to organize....
In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both.
Parents are burned out because they are being rolled over by the wheels of an economy that has bafflingly declared them inessential....
A Pandemic Problem for Older Workers: Will They Have to Retire Sooner?
They face particular challenges brought on by Covid-19 — issues, experts say, that could lead to retirement earlier than planned....