“Can I work from home? Can I spend more time with my kids? I want a career that’s going to be flexible for me.
The department also said the number of long-term unemployed , at 2.2 million, changed little in November but is 1.1 million higher than in February 2020.
“Long term unemployment has always been something that’s pretty tricky, particularly for job seekers, that have been out of the market for so long, it can be very difficult to get back in,” John Flanagan, CEO for CareerSource Tampa Bay, said.
“Yeah, so you know, interesting, you know, when you talk about numbers that show that appear to be a dichotomy,” Flanagan said.
“A lot of people are going into their own business, entrepreneurship; now, there’s so many startups, technology, it’s new.
“And I want to say, buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.