By the Numbers: January 26, 2018
Low unemployment affects Super Bowl, Amazon adopts salary inquiry ban, hiring for diversity and employee retention are top hiring challenges, and more in this week's highlights! BountyJobs Bites Super Bowl Staffing Not a Touchdown The low 2.4% unemployment rate in Minneapolis, home of Super Bowl LII, is proving to be a challenge for event employers. It’s estimated that 150+ events are to kick off during Super Bowl week – cooks, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, security personnel, etc are in high demand. “It's absolutely crazy,” said Jerome Gerber, vice president of Award Staffing, which has turned down hundreds of staffing requests. “The companies that were coming in to manage the Super Bowl and manage all these events didn't have a proper understanding of the pay rates they were going to need to operate within the Twin Cities marketplace.” The organizers of one large downtown event called Gerber and asked him to help them find 1,000 workers. The pay? [...]