People Considering 2nd Jobs

More and more people are considering 2nd jobs. It's all about having to fend off inflation. We talked about it on the show this morning.

A new survey from Qualtrics International says that 38% of workers have looked for a second job.  Another 14% are considering looking for a second job.  The survey also says that 18% of workers have relocated to an area of the country that has a lower cost of living.  An additional 13% have a plan to do so.

Inflation has created severe problems for most US households, according to the survey.  There is a bit of good news when it comes to lower gas prices, which fell almost 5% in September.  Everything else it seems like is still going up.  Groceries climbed 0.7% last month alone, putting the year-over-year increase to 13%.  What specifically is more expensive, cereal, chicken, milk, butter, cheese, and fresh vegetables.  All of the good stuff.

Shelter, which accounts for about 40% of the core increase, climbed 6.6% over the past year, the fastest in 30 years.  Rents were up 0.8% month over month, which means rents are up 6.7% year over year.

Another issue not helping with all of this is earnings.  The Labor Department said that last week the average hourly earnings for all employees declined 3% in September from the same month a year ago.  Looking at it on a monthly basis, average hourly earnings dropped 0.1% last month when accounting for the inflation spike.

If you've been out to eat, or out to the grocery store none of this is surprising news.  It's really hard these days to get in and out of a grocery store spending just a few dollars.  Almost any run, is going to run you between $40 and $80 dollars.

The government said last week that the CPI, the Consumer Price Index is keeping the rate of inflation at 8.2% on an annual basis.

Are you one of the people considering a 2nd job?  Are things getting that tough?  What would you do?

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The world has changed a lot in the past two year since the pandemic began.  And that includes the job market.  Many companies learned to pivot and allow their employees to work from home.  Just this past November, more and more employees were turning in their notices.

It seems quarantine and lock downs played a significant role in many people realizing there were other options out there when it comes to work.  People are looking for more flexibility, especially if they have kids who are home learning virtual.

Remote work has picked up tremendously, and this is great news for those people looking for jobs that fit their lifestyle and needs.

FlexJobs is helping people find those remote job opportunities with their latest report of the top 100 companies hiring for remote jobs in 2022.

The study looked at 57,000 companies.  According to FlexJobs career services manager, Brie Reynolds, these companies and organizations are hiring for "hundreds, if not thousands, of remote jobs in a given year."

There are actually a couple of Georgia companies that made the list too! Although, they are hiring for remote work, so living in Georgia isn't always a requirement.

Randstad is based out of Atlanta, Georgia, and came in at number 22 on the list.  They are global staffing company and HR services provider.  They have temporary, permanent, and outsourced staffing services.

BELAY is also based out of Atlanta, and came just behind Randstad at number 23. They were founded by a husband and wife duo and are a virtual solutions company that is entirely remote.

There are so many remote work opportunities in a variety of fields: science, education, customer service, engineering, marketing, sales, creative and more!

A human resources and payroll company.

Remote jobs are offered in computer & IT, software development, customer service, sales, accounting & finance and other areas.

A professional solutions firm, building and managing teams in technology and finance and accounting.

Remote jobs are posted for HR & recruiting.

A virtual solutions company.

Remote jobs are posted for administrative, consulting, sales, accounting & finance, and HR & recruiting.

A global staffing company and HR services provider.

Remote jobs in customer service, writing, legal, administrative and computer & IT.

They provide SmartVirtual technology and outsourced customer experience solutions.

Remote jobs in their call center, customer service, computer & IT, HR& recruiting, operations and others.

CVS Health is a leading healthcare company.

Remote jobs can be found in account management, sales, insurance, and customer service.

Parexel is an international biopharmaceutical services organization. They handle solutions in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries.

Remote jobs include research, science, medical & health fields.

This company is on a mission to spread research and accelerate scientific advancement.

Remote jobs include translation, research, writing, editing, and science.

This is a global biotechnology product development company.

Remote positions may be in science, engineering, sales, marketing and operations.

This is one of the nation's largest independent healthcare technology companies.

Remote jobs may be in call center, customer service, software development, medical & health and project management.

This is a global process transformation company that "rethinks and rebuilds processes for the digital age."

Remote jobs may be in customer service, sales, computer & IT, and software development.

This healthcare company is a combination of two businesses with insurance coverage and benefits, as well as, information and technology-enabled health services.

Remote positions are mostly in medical and health.

This is a multinational technology company.

Remote positions may be in computer & IT, marketing, project management, software development, and research.

This company specializes in customer experiences.

Remote jobs include call center, customer service, computer & IT, communications and sales.

This company is a professional staffing and consulting firm.

Remote positions may include legal, HR & recruiting, accounting & finance, administrative and computer & IT.

This is a company that specializes in translation services.

Remote jobs may be in data entry, transcription, translation, editing, and bilingual fields.

While they are a specialty retailer of home products, they do have remote positions.

Remote jobs could include art & creative, marketing, customer service, retail, and manufacturing.

This company offers workforce solutions in the staffing industry.

Most remote positions are in HR & recruiting.

This is a business process outsourcing company.

Remote positions may include customer service, computer & IT, consulting, marketing and sales.

This is a tutoring company for academic and test prep services.

Remote positions are in education & training, customer service, marketing, account management, internet & ecommerce.

This is a systems analysis and program development company.

Remote positions could be in computer & IT, software development, HR & recruiting, sales, and accounting & finance.

This company provides on-demand sales and customer service agents who work from home.

Remote jobs may include customer service, call center, consulting, project management, and sales.

This company provides solutions for customer contact management.

Remote jobs include customer service, call center, marketing, computer & IT, and sales.

This is a virtual call center company offering on-demand virtual agents.

Remote positions may include medical & health, customer service, sales and insurance.

An outsourcing and offshoring company.

Remote positions may include call center, insurance, operations, sales and medical & health fields.