October 2024 Mid-Month Snapshot
Matt Becker
Owner @ PrideStaff | Helping Tampa Bay businesses thrive in a challenging hiring market
The Leadership Corner – Your Pulse on Employment
- 73% of small business owners expect revenue to increase next year and 44% anticipate increasing their staff
- The Tampa MSA saw a 3.18% growth in wages
- The share of respondents who report ‘jobs are hard to get’ rose for the 5th consecutive month. This level of job-finding difficulty
- Since January of 2020 the Tampa-St. Petersburg – Clearwater MSA has seen consumer prices increase
- When asked if their current debt (including mortgage, credit card, student loan, and medical debt) was influencing their career decisions
Disaster Support Information for You and Your Employees
-?SBA Disaster Loans (SBA) – Home Disaster Loans for damaged homes, Business Physical Disaster Loans, and Economic Injury Disaster Loans
-?FEMA (Disasterassistance.gov): Can potentially help with home repairs, temporary housing, and property damage. Additionally, they may be able to help with child care, medical, lodging, moving, and funeral expenses.
- Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program (FL Commerce) – For businesses based in Florida, with less than 100 employees. It is a short-term zero-interest working capital loan to be used as gap funding.?
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Newsflash – National Employment News Floridians Should Know
-?Total health benefit cost per employee is expected to rise 5.8% on average in 2025, even after accounting for planned cost-reduction measures. (Mercer)
-?Amazon to hire 250,000 seasonal employees this holiday season at a minimum of $18 an hour, with access to health care coverage as soon as they begin working. (Amazon)
-?OSHA should take steps to better identify and address ergonomic hazards at warehouse and delivery companies. (GAO)
-??Hobby Lobby raises minimum wage to $19.24 an hour. (Hobbylobby)
Business Owners and Leaders
Do you need to identify better employees to grow your business? Improve productivity
At PrideStaff, our mission is to deliver the value that "matters most" to our clients. Simply put, we custom tailor our services to you and your objectives. We want to help you, so feel free to contact us if you are struggling to hire, or keep, the talent in your business.
Contact Us:
Tampa Office - 813-560-8780
Clearwater Office - 727-748-4141
Lifetime Business Mentor/Advocate/stepping back and starting my next chapter! Biden/Harris supporter 2020.
4 个月Great news!