Experts say jobseekers are looking for the right job following depths of COVID-19 pandemic

Tens of thousands of Arizonans are still unemployed currently, and unemployment benefits ended weeks ago, but employers say they still can't fill positions. Experts say there are a number of reasons behind this disconnect in the job market.

Trucker shortage worries industry experts about future of transport

Tractor-trailers haul everything from food to feed families to cars soon-to-be on the road, but there’s a chronic shortage of truck drivers which is slowing deliveries of goods needed by Americans across the country. 

Rise in labor trafficking abuse found across many US industries,  study says

Labor trafficking is the “recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage or slavery, ” according to the study.

US unemployment claims rise as delta variant weighs on economy

U.S. unemployment claims rose last week to 332,000 from a pandemic low, a sign that worsening COVID-19 infections may have slightly increased layoffs.

Now hiring: Peoria Unified School District
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The Peoria Unified School District is looking to fill several positions at a job fair on Sept. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen reports.

Sky Harbor protest: HMS Host employees protesting understaffing issues
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Employees for HMS Host, a company that runs several concession stands inside Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, have walked off the job and are holding a protest over understaffing issues. FOX 10's Ty Brennan has the details.

Amazon eyes 125K more hires, $18+ per hour average salary

Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and said Tuesday that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in a tight job market as more people shop online.

Cafe Valley Bakery in west Valley now hiring
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FOX 10's Cory McCloskey visits Cafe Valley Bakery in Phoenix where they are looking to fill hundreds of job openings.

'We’re running double routes': Bus driver shortage impacting Peoria schools

A few valley school bus drivers say the driver shortage is stretching them very thin and leading to more problems – that includes schools in Peoria.

UPS aims to hire 100K ahead of 'record peak holiday season'

UPS is planning to hire 100,000 seasonal workers ahead of an anticipated crush of holiday orders to begin as early as October.

Microsoft return to U.S. offices delayed indefinitely

Microsoft told employees Thursday that it has indefinitely delayed their return to U.S. offices until it’s safer to do so.

US unemployment claims reach another pandemic low as economy recovers

U.S. unemployment claims fell last week to 310,000, a pandemic low and a sign that rising COVID-19 cases have yet to lead to widespread layoffs.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey addresses private school vouchers, public school funding and unemployment

On Wednesday afternoon, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey addressed the status of private school vouchers for parents to enroll kids into schools without mask policies. He also touched on the state's high unemployment rate.

Business is booming: What jobs are coming to Arizona
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According to Arizona Gov. Ducey's office, 94% of jobs lost during the pandemic have now been replaced. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen has more on what kinds are jobs are coming to the state and how long the boom will last.