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Today's the first day of Pride Month, which comes amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ bills making many states less equitable. For the second year in a row, there was an uptick in the number of states that grew more hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, according to a new report shared exclusively with USA TODAY. |
About 3.3% of Americans similar in age to these CEOs say they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to polling by Gallup. That means those companies would need to add 155 LGBTQ+ executives to achieve parity in the C-suite. |
Is there a labor shortage? |
Worker shortages are widespread but improving across the U.S. In the South, however, the crunch has been more severe and the gains have been more modest. |
In March, there were 2 million more jobs than people to fill them in southern states, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by Moody's Analytics. The surplus of job openings is down by 13.8% from December but a historically high figure and it underscores the severity of the area's labor shortages. |
During that period, the same measure of excess labor demand has fallen by 23% in the Northeast to 482,000, 44.3% in the Midwest to 716,000 and 57.3% in the West to 414,000. |
The persistence of the South's worker shortages could be helping keep wage growth and inflation elevated nationally. |
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During each game this series, Chipotle will drop a text-to-win code via a tweet from @ChipotleTweets on Twitter. The first 300 fans to text the code to 888222 will win a free entree, Chipotle said, and the business will give away up to 10,500 free entrees per game. |
The men's professional basketball championship series between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets kicks off today. | | | | Nine years after Apple's Tim Cook became the first publicly gay Fortune 500 CEO, there are still very few LGBTQ+ leaders in corporate America. | | | | LGBTQ workers, families and youth are facing hostility in more states amid wave of bills and policies, according to a new Out Leadership report. | | | | Worker shortages are easing across the U.S. but remain more prominent in the South. The region accounts for most of the nation's deficit in employees | | | | "When they hit a three, burritos are free," Chipotle announced ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets. | | | | As politicians vote on tighter work requirements for SNAP, rich people are making millions off farm subsidies without working, report claims. Here's how. | | | | The housing market across the US is cooling down, but does that mean it's headed for a crash? Here's what experts expect to happen in 2023. | | | | How much is Twitter worth? One-third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform, according to Fidelity, which slashed its stake in Twitter. | | | | Stocks were mixed Thursday after the House passed a debt limit deal to avoid a default. Investors have long expected a deal. | | | | Anyone who's visited Disney World in early June has likely seen the wave of red shirts and rainbows. Here's what they're all about. | | | | Cruise lines may cancel sailings for a variety of reasons, forcing passengers to change their travel plans, sometimes with little notice. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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