McDonald’s, Chipotle, and several other US restaurants announced plans to raise wages, as many businesses struggle to find hourly workers as the pandemic eases. Meanwhile, Amazon shared plans to hire ~75k new workers, extending a hiring spree after hiring 500k workers in 2020 and raising wages in April.
Extra: Over a dozen Republican-led states are ending supplemental federal unemployment relief early. Proponents argue it will boost hiring, while critics argue other factors are primarily driving how and when people return to work.
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