The U.S. is short about 4.3 million homes, according to recent estimates from Zillow, a key reason buying a home has gotten more expensive. But the simplest solution, to build more houses, has a flaw—there's no one to build them. That's because homebuilders can't find construction workers. "In the wake of the Great Recession, the residential construction industry lost 1.5 million jobs. Tens of thousands of homebuilders went out of business.
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GaudiLab // Shutterstock 6 techniques to improve productivity, according to research It's normal to procrastinate and seek distraction every now and then, but the honest truth is people's attention spans are shrinking in the digital age. It's both natural and healthy to let your mind wander on occasion, and it's hard to bring your mind to heel and focus on necessary tasks.
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Pixel-Shot // Shutterstock These are the top challenges employers face when hiring As the economy recovers from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more employers are finding it difficult to hire new employees compared to before the pandemic, according to the Federal Reserve Banks. Simply Business reviewed data from the Fed's Small Business Credit Survey 2022 Report on Hiring and Worker Retention to identify some of the most common challenges employers face when trying to fill their ranks.
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SFIO CRACHO // Shutterstock 10 industries in which information security analysts earn the most The world is awash in data, and it's increasingly in need of more information security analysts to protect it. These math-minded, tech-savvy professionals keep supply chain software running uninterrupted at major retailers and the personal information stored by our hospitals and banks from getting into the wrong hands.
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