Hiring during the pandemic

More than 14% of the American workforce is now unemployed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Many of those jobs losses are due to the coronavirus pandemic.

But as Mandy Gaither reports, there are still some places that are hiring.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE U-SBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.MANY OF THOSE JOB LOSSES AREDUE TO THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.BUT AS MANDY GAITHER REPORTS...THERE ARE STILL SOME PLACESTHAT ARE HIRING.WHETHER YOU'VE BEEN FIRED,LAID-OFF OR FURLOUGHED,MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE INNEED OF WORK NOW.LUCKILY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OFEMPLOYERS LOOKING TO HIREDURING THIS TIME.HERE'S WHERE TO LOOK: COMPANIESLIKE INSTACART, POSTMATES ANDGRUBHUB HAVE REPORTED RECORDDEMAND FOR GROCERY AND FOODDELIVERY.INSTACART ALONE HAS HIRED ORPLANS TO HIRE MORE THAN 500,000SHOPPERS.PIZZA PLACES AND FAST FOODRESTAURANTS ARE ALSO POSTINGPOSITIONS.ONE TACO BELL EVEN PUTTING"WANTED" FLYERS IN CUSTOMER'SBAGS AND LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUTALL THAT ONLINE SHOPPING PEOPLEHAVE BEEN DOING FROM HOME.FEDEX HAS OVER 850 POSITIONSIT'S LOOKING TO HIRE.DISCOUNT PLACES LIKE DOLLARGENERAL AND DOLLAR TREE HAVEREMAINED OPEN DURING THEPANDEMIC, AND THEY ARE STILLHIRING.PHARMACIES ARE ANOTHER GOODPLACE TO LOOK.CVS HAS REPORTED SALES HAVEBEEN THROUGH THE ROOF!

WITH SOMANY OFFICES AND BUILDINGSFORCED TO CLOSE, DEMANDS FORPRIVATE SECURITY TO WATCH OVERTHESE PLACES HAS GONE UP.ONE COMPANY, SECURITAS ISENCOURAGING THOSE WHO HAVE BEENFURLOUGHED FROM OTHER JOBS TOAPPLY.SOME MORE PLACES YOU'LL WANT TOCHECK OUT: EDUCATION TECHNOLOGYAND ENTERTAINMENT MANUFACTURINGWHETHER YOU'LL NEED THIS JOBFOR THE LONG HAUL, OR JUSTUNTIL THINGS START TO MOVE BACKTO NORMAL, THERE ARE PLENTY OFOPTIONS OUT THERE.FOR TODAY'S CONSUMER WATCH, I'MMANDY GAITHER.TIME NOW IS X:XX --IT'S TIME TO START SAVING FORTHE LATEST I-PHONE.