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Feb 1 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
1/ In December 2021, the number of job openings was nearly double the number of long-term unemployed people, according to a new report from @BLS_gov.

That’s the biggest mismatch recorded since the agency started collecting the data in 2000. qz.com/2120544/there-…
2/ The gap has grown as employers continue to post new jobs even as the number of unemployed people drops quickly. The figures are the latest indicator of how covid-19 disruptions have upended the job market.
3/ In another sign of a tight labor market, the share of laid-off workers inched down to a record 0.8% after sitting at 0.9% since August. qz.com/2120544/there-…
4/ Overall, the data suggests that wages for private sector workers, which grew at an annual rate of 5% in the fourth quarter, will continue rising until employers start matching offers to what job seekers want. Read more: qz.com/2120544/there-… "Help wanted" sign hanging in a window

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Jan 31
🧑‍💻 Employees who work from home in the US gain an extra six hours compared to when they went into the office, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 respondents. Half of that extra time goes to recreational activities, but they spend the other half working. qz.com/2119734/us-wor…
In January, researchers found workers saved about 60 minutes a day from not commuting, and 10 minutes from skipping daily grooming tasks like showering, shaving, putting on clean clothes, or putting on makeup.
Despite the extra work hours, many workers are reluctant to go back to the office full-time.

On average, the 42,000 remote workers polled since July 2020 have said they plan to work from home two days a week even after the pandemic subsidies. qz.com/work/1991968/h…
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Jan 3
1/ As of November 2021, workers were putting away less money from their wages into savings compared to what they were saving pre-pandemic. This spells the end of the higher levels of saving seen during the pandemic. qz.com/2107567/americ…
2/ Into the future, the savings rate will shrink more slowly. Americans are set to eat up about $5 billion extra a month out of a $2.5 trillion in savings.
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3/ The US savings rate peaked in the summer of 2020 and most pandemic-related government benefits ended in 2021. qz.com/2107567/americ… Quote card showing a quote from James Galbraith, an economis
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Dec 22, 2021
1/ In 2021, Americans read diverse titles and authors from multiple genres. Public libraries in 14 cities across the US provided data to discover this year's most popular library books. qz.com/2102283/the-mo… Map showing top books checked out from public libraries in t
2/ Fiction books were the most popular overall, including The Vanishing Half, Where the Crawdads Sing, The Midnight Library, and The Four Winds. The most common checked-out non-fiction book was Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. qz.com/2102283/the-mo…
3/ Not surprisingly ebooks were popular with readers. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah was the most common book checked-out at the top of libraries’ ebook circulation lists. It held the top spot at five libraries. qz.com/2102283/the-mo…
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Dec 16, 2021
1/ New York City just became the largest city in the US to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings, a step toward the city’s efforts to become carbon neutral by 2050. qz.com/2102743/new-yo…
2/ The new law prohibits new buildings from using gas for heating and cooking beginning in Dec. 2023. It will apply to buildings lower than seven stories beginning in 2023, and buildings taller than seven stories beginning in 2027.
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3/ As the largest US city to pass a natural gas ban, the measure is expected to prevent 2.1 million tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere by 2040, according to an estimate.
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Dec 13, 2021
1/ The tornadoes that ripped through six US states on Dec. 10 were some of the deadliest on record. While the intensity of any given storm is difficult to predict, Friday’s storm brought together a unique set of factors that contributed to its severity. qz.com/2101506/what-m…
2/ The powerful thunderstorm system that gave rise to the tornadoes was the result of unseasonably warm, humid air combined with a powerful cold front created by the La Niña weather pattern that the US is currently experiencing. qz.com/2101506/what-m…
3/ But what set this storm apart was the distance over which it was able to stay strong. The storm traveled 250 miles across Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky over the course of roughly three hours. qz.com/2101506/what-m…
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Dec 2, 2021
1/ America’s post-pandemic shopping spree is taking its toll on the environment. Ships chasing record-high container prices are speeding across the ocean to load up as often as they can, raising emissions at the fastest rate since 2008. qz.com/2090157/supply…
2/ Container ships are speeding up as much as 22% faster in good weather, and consuming more fuel in the process. Congestion at overflowing ports are leaving a record number of ships idling in the water, pumping pollution into surrounding neighborhoods.
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3/ The most dramatic increases in emissions have come from vessels serving US demand, with container ship emissions at port up 94%. METIS estimates an overall increase in total annual emissions of 15%, between 2020 and 2021. qz.com/2090157/supply…
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