The Covid-19 pandemic had a sudden and devastating impact on the US economy. In two weeks at the end of March, nearly 10 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits.
But some national companies are hiring. Below are links to websites where you can apply for a job right now. Please note, the number of jobs available in Southwest Florida are as of April 6.
Walmart is hiring about 150,000 workers for its stores and warehouses. And they're doing it fast. The chain has cut down its usual 2-week hiring process to 24 hours.
They have more than 50 listings in Southwest Florida.
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Dollar General wants to hire 50,000 workers before the end of April.
They have more than a dozen openings in Southwest Florida
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Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores are hiring 25,000 people.
They have more than 30 listings in Southwest Florida
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7-11 is looking to hire 20,000 workers.
They have about 100 listings in Southwest Florida
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Publix says it needs to hire thousands of people.
They have listings for store and distribution center jobs.
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CVS is hiring 50,000 workers and they're offering bonuses for people who work directly with patients. They are also doing virtual interviews and virtual job tryouts.
They have more than 200 listings in Southwest Florida
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Walgreens says it will hire about 9,500.
They have nearly 50 openings in Southwest Florida
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Instacart says it will hire about 300,000 new workers in the next three months.
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Pizza Hut will hire 30,000 and get its new drivers on the road after just five hours of training.
They have 70 job openings in Southwest Florida
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Papa Johns will hire 20,000 workers
They have almost 40 openings in Southwest Florida.
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Domino's is looking to fill 10,000 openings.
They have about 50 job listings in Southwest Florida
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