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.
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Among global cities measured for density of office space between workers, Chicago is ranked fifth lowest.
Midwest payroll analysis compared to the rest of the U.S. across sectors of government, retail, and goods-producing since January.
Columbus, Ohio ranked tenth on recently published list of U.S, cities where millennials are moving in, leaving classic big cities behind.
National Retail Sales Increase at the end of May including sector-by-sector breakdown from April’s drop and percentage increase/decrease from 2019.
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Midwest meatpacking supply chain analysis since Covid-19 outbreak including state-by-state plant closedown review.
Since 1980, national breakdown of who is and will hopefully receive employer sponsored retirement benefits. Midwest region still leading, collectively.
Midwest, State-by-State breakdown of approved SBA Paycheck Protection Loans paid to small businesses with less than 500 employees. Counts are per 1000 small businesses as of the end of April, 2020.
End of April survey results of 1500 parents who were asked about their child-care spending and usage status since stay-home-orders began. Includes generational breakdown compared to national counts.
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