Layoffs mount, and Main Street still can’t find any workers to hire for open jobs

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Layoffs mount, and Main Street still can't find any workers to hire for open jobs - The latest NFIB monthly small business confidence and jobs reports show that Main Street is still looking to hire even as economic sentiment continues to decline.Highlight more than wages in the window Jim Marx, director of the retirement plans division at Edelman Financial Services, recently drove by a convenience store that advertised "competitive benefits" in the window, highlighting perks such as the company's retirement plan, medical benefits and student loan assistance offering.Benefits should be emphasized in job descriptions and discussed in every single interview, during onboarding and in training, said Kayla Lebovits, chief executive and founder of Bundle Benefits, a fully remote company that focuses on wellbeing, professional development and team building."If it's just mentioned in the job description, but not promoted throughout the job interviews, [a candidate] will think it's not real."A notable majority of employees, 68%, said that they are more likely to stay longer at their current job if their employer offers financial wellness benefits, according to a recent survey from TalentLMS, a learning management system backed by Epignosis, and financial wellness companies Tapcheck and Enrich."

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