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I've been laid off from Microsoft twice. Having multiple income streams helped me stay level-headed through them both.

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 14:33

Tech Insider : Business

Patrick Lyons standing in front of office wall with Microsoft sign. — Ex-Microsoft employee Patrick Lyons said a generous severance and multiple side businesses made the layoffs manageable.
Photo courtesy of Patrick Lyons

Tech, Careers, Microsoft, Layoffs, microsoft-teams, azure-cloud, product-manager

The job market had a surprisingly great June

Thu, 07/03/2025 - 08:32

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Three people at a job fair — The Bureau of Labor Statistics published new unemployment and job growth data on Thursday.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

economy, labor-market, Jobs, Unemployment

21 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America looked during the Great Depression

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 11:59

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel

Great Depression food lines Times Square — Thousands of unemployed people waited in lines for food during the Great Depression.
AP Photo

economy, great-depression, vintage-photos, politics-slideshow, Unemployment, COVID-19, coronavirus

I'm still looking for a job 8 months after my layoff. I have 20 years of experience and can't get hired — I'm scared.

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 05:03

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

woman applying to jobs — Jennifer Gittelman says one regret may be holding her back from getting hired.
Maria Korneeva/Getty Images

Careers, as-told-to, layoff, Unemployed, job-applications, Unemployment, laid-off

Rate cuts, strong employment, and lower prices: 5 bullish predictions for 2025 from Goldman Sachs

Tue, 12/31/2024 - 13:34

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Politics

Green arrow and stock trader pointing up. — Spencer Platt/Getty Images; Bryan Erickson/Business Insider

economy, fed-rate-cuts, Inflation, job-market, Unemployment, Investment, Investing

My husband was unemployed for 7 months. I had to step up to be his support system when his morale slipped.

Sat, 12/07/2024 - 09:07

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

a wife supporting and holding her upset husband — The author (not pictured) had to support her husband when he was unemployed.
VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images

Careers, health, Essay, health-freelancer, health, Careers, Unemployment

Job growth bounced back in November before the Fed's last interest-rate decision of the year

Fri, 12/06/2024 - 08:33

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business

A person and a dog by a hiring sign for U-Haul jobs — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

economy, economy, labor-market, Unemployment, unemployment-rate, job-growth, BLS

Prices in China are stagnating, putting more pressure on Beijing to jump-start the economy

Mon, 10/14/2024 - 07:30

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

A woman counts Chinese yuan notes at a market in Beijing, July 1, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee — Beijing is under fresh pressure to stimulate the economy after prices stagnated in September.
Thomson Reuters

economy, trending-uk, economy, China, Stimulus, Government, Unemployment

A recession next year is now even less likely following the blowout jobs report, says Goldman Sachs

Mon, 10/07/2024 - 07:09

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Recession — MJgraphics / Shutterstock

economy, trending-uk, economy, us-markets-and-economy, Recession, goldman-sachs, Unemployment

A Gen Xer went from a six-figure salary to considering bankruptcy after 1,000 unsuccessful job applications — 'It's like playing the lottery'

Sun, 10/06/2024 - 05:42

Tech Insider : Economy

Sean Tetpon in his backyard — Sean Tetpon has applied for over 1,000 jobs over the past year, though he's staying optimistic.
Sean Tetpon

economy, finance, job-loss, Unemployed, Unemployment, Retirement, corporate

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