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The States with the Dirtiest Workplaces

A dirty workplace can negatively affect workers’ health and well-being. The team at Stratus Building Solutions shows us which states provide the cleanest workspaces with a new study ranking each state on several factors. They found that these states had the lowest cleanliness scores:

The States with the Dirtiest Workplaces

Studying the Ways Managers Let Employees Go

Letting employees go is one of the most challenging tasks managers and human resources specialists will face. Emotions can run high for both parties and the words and expressions used deserve careful consideration. Preply released an infographic displaying the most common words and phrases used when an employee is fired, along with other facts about the topic.

Studying the Ways Managers Let Employees Go

Study Examines How Americans Go About Quitting Their Jobs
While people quit jobs for many different reasons, a new study from Preply reveals the details of those who have resigned. This gives us a lot of insight into how people communicate when they end a work relationship. The team studied the methods of resignation and found that these were the ways people quit their jobs:

Study Examines How Americans Go About Quitting Their Jobs

Impact of Remote Work on Company Culture

Remote work has created a fundamental shift in business culture, and the Ooma team created a graphic demonstrating that a company’s age can indicate how likely a business is to adapt to remote work. Their analysis revealed that 35% of workers had remote jobs in 2023 compared to 23% in 2019. It’s obvious that the COVID-19 pandemic caused this shift. Looking at the team’s numbers, newer companies seem more likely to embrace remote work. Almost 44% of businesses under two years old support work-from-home options, suggesting they could design their work models on remote possibilities.

Impact of Remote Work on Company Culture

Study Shows Social and Economic Impacts of Self-Employment

Self-employment can be a social and economic equalizer, as shown in a new analysis by Ooma. They reported on the number of self-employed workers over the past 30 years to reveal how it’s a driving force of innovation that can offer increased opportunity for marginalized groups. Some self-employed individuals from lower socio-economic statuses recorded increased earning potential compared to what they found at traditional jobs. Women with children appreciate the flexibility of self-employment since they can work outside of standard 9-to-5 hours. Self-employment benefits move beyond the individual and create positive effects on communities. Local startups, restaurants, tech companies, and personal training programs can all benefit from a pool of self-employed workers to partner with them. These smaller businesses can offer unique services and products that customers can’t find from large corporations.

Study Shows Social and Economic Impacts of Self-Employment

New Study Shows Which Degrees Have the Greatest Return on Investment

Choosing a major is a huge career milestone with effects that ripple throughout a person’s life. This study from Student Choice shows the return on investment (ROI) for different majors, which can help students make informed decisions and plan their academic lives more effectively. Choosing a major may be a matter of passion for some, but for many, it’s a strategic decision that data like this can guide.

New Study Shows Which Degrees Have the Greatest Return on Investment

How Data Warehouse Innovation Could Benefit Your Healthcare Business

Storing data has seen major revolutions in the past 100 years. Data went from being stored in physical folders to digital storage like DVD’s and USB’s, they are now being stored in data warehouses. On average, large healthcare organizations have 367 software tools, which can create login fatigue for the associated knowledge workers. Companies like Mega Data offer these data warehouses to healthcare organizations to aggregate all this data while keeping it secure.

How Data Warehouse Innovation Could Benefit Your Healthcare Business

Study Determines the Most Common Jobs Across Age Categories

As the workforce evolves and ages, employees have changing needs and priorities. This is reflected in a new study by Qualtrics examining the most common jobs across different age groups. Their findings show us how experience, pay, and degree of stress and difficulty can affect how long people stay in jobs and when they might transition in and out of these careers.

What Are the Most Common Occupations by Age Group?

30 Crucial Facts and Statistics About Self-Employment

The team at Ooma has thoroughly illustrated the self-employment landscape with a new graphic comprising 30 facts and statistics. The facts include general information on self-employment, statistics on the impact of COVID-19, entrepreneurship, and side hustles. In the U.S., someone is considered self-employed if they have sole proprietorship of a business, are an independent contractor, or work for a limited liability company.

30 Crucial Facts and Statistics About Self-Employment infographic

New Study Displays Data on the Connection Between Inflation and Minimum Wage

Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global economies due to supply chain blockages, rising demands, expensive production costs, and geopolitical tensions. All of these factors have created inflation in many countries all around the world. This new study from the team at Madison Trust Company examines a specific impact of inflation. The team studied minimum wage requirements worldwide and showed us which countries have made the biggest increases in minimum wage since 2020.

New Study Displays Data on the Connection Between Inflation and Minimum Wage

A Map Shows Which Cities Attract the Most Remote Workers and the Least

After the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work became a norm for many businesses in cities across the U.S. Remote work allows workers to move and live wherever they want, so do some cities make themselves more appealing to remote workers than others? A new map from Qualtrics can give us the answers. They showed us which cities have the most and least remote workers based on the percentage of the workforce that works from home.

A Map Shows Which Cities Attract the Most Remote Workers and the Least

New Map Shows Which States are Closing the Gender Pay Gap infographic

The gender pay gap is a persistent problem that has existed ever since women entered the workforce. Women are paid less than men who perform the same tasks in the same roles. Feminists across the U.S. have worked to eliminate the pay gap, but progress is as unequal as our wage standards. This is demonstrated in a new map by Qualtrics who highlighted the states and counties that have made the most progress in closing the gender pay gap.

New Map Shows Which States are Closing the Gender Pay Gap infographic

Map Displays Income Gaps Across the U.S.

Madison Trust Company created a revealing map showing the U.S. locations with the largest and smallest income gaps. This gap can have a huge impact on living conditions and other factors of daily life, and unfortunately, it’s growing every year. The map is based on research from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Map Displays Income Gaps Across the U.S. infographic

Tech Transformations in the HR Department

To achieve industry standards for efficiency and productivity, businesses must heavily invest in their internal technology. While this is crucial for all areas of the business, the human resources (HR) department boasts some pretty incredible transformations from their adoption of this tech. HR tech describes a range of software systems that are designed to improve all processes related to the employee experience, such as hiring, onboarding, training, and retention.

Tech Transformations in the HR Department infographic

Preparing the Workforce with Skills-Based Learning and Development

Organizations have to adapt rapidly to industry changes to stay ahead of the competition, and the best way to do this is through custom skills-based learning and development training. These trainings can improve employee skills and extend their expertise, which can ultimately improve company profits in the long run.

Preparing the Workforce with Skills-Based Learning and Development infographic

The Companies with the Highest CEO to Worker Pay Ratios

In today’s world, consumers are more aware of the products they buy and the companies they support than ever. People who pay attention to the details of what they consume want to know what kind of impact their business has on the world. This infographic from Madison Trust Company offers a valuable look into a hot button issue: CEO to worker pay ratios.

The Companies with the Highest CEO to Worker Pay Ratios infographic

The Worst States to Work from Home

After the Covid-19 pandemic, many Americans discovered the advantages of working from home. Many of them stated that it saved significant time and money. However, the team at Ooma shows us with this infographic that not all states will offer as many work from home advantages as others. That’s why they calculated which states have the lowest rent compared to salary, which states have the best internet speeds, and the lowest electricity bills, and internet fees. They used these factors to create a scoring system for work from home desirability. The state that topped the list was North Dakota followed by its neighbor South Dakota. But which states might not give your work from home endeavors an edge? The low scorers had poor Internet connection, high salaries, and expensive electricity bills.

The Worst States to Work from Home infographic

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When Covid-19 forced businesses across the world to close their doors, many people were reluctant to start working from home. However, as the time at home stretched on it became clear that many people preferred it. U.S. Career Institute decided to look at extensive surveys to create several infographics about the benefits of remote work according to the workers.

Benefits and Worker Feelings Surrounding Remote Work

Promising Career Paths: What Occupations Will Thrive?

The convergence of AI advancements and the push for a sustainable future is reshaping job landscapes, causing shifts in various sectors. The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2024 addresses this transformation, utilizing forecasts from surveyed respondents and ILO labor-market data. It examines not only the absolute job numbers but also the proportional growth in specific fields from 2023 to 2027.

Prominent among the growth sectors is AI and Machine Learning expertise, expected to surge by 40% by 2027, creating a million new jobs. Analytical skills, spanning roles such as business intelligence analysts, information security analysts, and data analysts, are in demand. Sustainability Specialists rank second in job growth.

Promising Career Paths: What Occupations Will Thrive?

How to Reap the Benefits of Remote Work

In the last few years, the popularity of remote work has skyrocketed. In fact, as many as 40% of employees work from home at least 1 day a week. This popularity varies on a per-state basis, with major states like Texas and California having a higher demand for remote work. However, this popularity is driven by the merits of remote work.

How to Reap the Benefits of Remote Work #Infographic

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