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Union Budget can lead to more jobs, better healthcare: Saugata Gupta, CEO, Marico

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In addition to kickstarting the economy after two years of Covid-induced limbo, it also addresses some of the lingering doubts about India’s readiness and economic resilience in the face of future outbreaks. The MSME segment has been hit the hardest by the prolonged pandemic. The author is MD & CEO, Marico.

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Amid Job Numbers Blowout, Gig Economy Thrives

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The number was eye-popping in that it beat expectations by 130,000 jobs. Healthcare and education showed a boost of 55,000 jobs. Beyond the BLS data, the strong January growth was presaged earlier in the week by numbers from ADP , which showed that there was a 213,000 job increase in the month for nonfarm private sector employment.

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Etsy Provides Some Clues On March Retail Numbers

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We are experiencing right now an unprecedented healthcare crisis , which has also triggered an economic crisis,” Silverman said. All in: For the first quarter of 2020, consolidated GMS for Etsy, Inc. was approximately $1.4 billion, up about 32 percent year over year from 2019. “We

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The Economic – And Ergonomic – Value Of Commercial Card Optimization

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But as businesses hold onto their cash in preparation for more disruption ahead, an increasing number of firms are also taking a closer look at a different AP strategy that can support working capital needs without creating cash flow issues for valued suppliers. “We’re seeing a lot more of that mentality.” ”

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Payroll Gains Beat Expectations, but the Pace Is Slowing

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Furthermore, the results among the various industries were mixed in November, with just two industry groups, healthcare and leisure, accounting for 70 percent of the net gain for the month. The total number of officially unemployed was 6.011 million in November, a drop of 48,000. Four industries had payroll declines in November.

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Omicron Absences Fail to Dent Job Growth

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Real Time Economics. The latest economic news, analysis and data curated weekdays by WSJ’s Jeffrey Sparshott. The number of shifts worked in retail and hospitality declined the most month-over-month in January, according to data from UKG, the payroll software provider. The healthcare sector also saw a steep drop of 4.5%

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US Jobless Claims Remain Historically High At 840,000

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The higher number represents a cooling of summer jobs growth. The new number easily tops the pre-pandemic record high of 695,000 from 1982. One of the factors putting a damper on near-term economic improvement is the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. 19, the most recent data available, was 25.5