DESPITE growing concerns over a Covid-19 resurgence, some employees are opting to spend more time in the office. According to Robert Half research, 11.3 percent of employed individuals in the U.S. worked remotely in November due to concerns surrounding Covid-19, down from 11.6 percent in October.

WITH the advent of digital athome delivery services like Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates and Instacart, more young people are entering the gig economy to make ends meet. Based on Pew Research Center findings, three in ten 18- to 29-year-old individuals have earned money through an online gig platform. Sixty-eight percent of gig workers say they do this type of work only as a side job, with 41 percent spending less than 10 hours a week fulfilling orders or performing services.

IN November, more than 900,000 jobs were added in the U.S., causing the unemployment rate to drop to 4.2 percent nationwide. Robert Half recently shared that 50,000 new employees joined the workforce in transportation and warehousing jobs, the most out of any industry. The construction and manufacturing industries added 31,000 new jobs, and leisure and hospitality added about 23,000 new positions.

ORGANIZATIONS are constantly under siege from hackers threatening to breach their firewalls and steal private information. Luckily for Granite State residents, New Hampshire ranks low at No. 42 on WalletHub’s list of states with the most identity theft and fraud. The availability of cybersecurity programs and task forces and the presence of disposal laws and spyware laws have helped New Hampshire to combat hackers’ exploits and save individuals’ private data.

ACCORDING to National Philanthropic Trust, corporate giving in 2020 decreased to $16.88 billion nationwide — a 6.1 percent decrease from 2019, no doubt due to the pandemic’s financial constraints. The largest source of charitable giving came from individuals, who donated $324 billion in 2020.