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Mass. needs more health care workers — can virtual reality help train them?
While new jobs data released Friday put the Massachusetts unemployment rate at an ultra-low 3%, the demand for workers in health care is surging to incredibly high levels. The health care sector had 49,030 job openings as of January 2024, according to the state’s Labor and Workforce Development Office, with demand for nursing especially strong — 17,627 job postings were…
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Training workers with virtual reality
Despite a decreasing unemployment rate in Massachusetts, there is a gaping worker shortage in health care.
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Unemployment benefits, emergency savings. Here's how to get by without a paycheck after a job loss
The many Americans who have been laid off recently have an unfortunate math to figure out: how to get by without a paycheck. Financial advisors share tips.