
Author: Lou Calamaras, CIR, CCWP
Lou founded ContingentWorkforce.com in 2021 with the intention to bring global attention and innovation coverage to the Contingent Workforce sector. Spending the first decade of his career focused on niche B2B digital media production, Lou transitioned into talent acquisition through Executive Recruiting, RPO candidate sourcing (AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter), RPO high-volume operations support, and global Contingent Workforce management (Certified Contingent Workforce Professional Certificate). Lou’s career provided experience under multiple workforce classifications, whether as a contractor, sole proprietor, business owner, or employee.
Lou lives in the Chicagoland area, where he is active in several local communities. When not working you’ll find him excited to spend fun times with his wife and rough-housing with his two boys.
If you are interested in how the audience of ContingentWorkforce.com can help your organization, please send Lou a message.
Lou@ContingentWorkforce.com


Businesses are not paying livable wages as millions of Americans cannot find work, even with record job openings reported across all major recruiting platforms.

A new byproduct of the pandemic recovery. Workers are quitting at record levels.

Chicagoland energy prices compared to the rest of the U.S.

Minnesota and Michigan earn top 10 rankings for most patents issued.

Breaking down personal consumption expenditures as an inflation driver. Comparisons to cost of durable/non-durable goods, services, health care and housing.

U.S. House Price-to-Rent Ratio at its highest since 1975.

Elevator swipes provide key data to how Chicago compares to other cities in returning to the office.

Midwest Consumer Price Index, including Chicago, Detroit, and St. Louis breakdowns.

Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana officially lose population to the South and West U.S. regions. Costs include U.S. congressional seats and a slipping tax base. Here’s a national footprint based off 2020 census data compared to 2010.

2018 to current growth of U.S. e-commerce sales as a percentage of all retail sales.
