‘We Threw Out Any Plans We Had’: CEOs Are Forced to Embrace Uncertainty
The pandemic called on business leaders to rewrite their playbooks. Learn how CEOs — including Homebase CEO John Waldmann — have come to embrace uncertainty.
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CBS News
December 23, 2021
Number of U.S. workers filing for jobless aid stays near historic low
An analysis from Homebase found that hours worked in tourism-heavy counties across the U.S. has fallen nearly 25% as a result of Omicron. But so far, the pace of job postings and hiring hasn't been affected by the new COVID-19 variant, says Homebase Head Economist Jason Greenberg.
Read article Bloomberg
November 4, 2021
The great resignation: pandemic shifts worker priorities
On Bloomberg Markets: What’d You Miss, Homebase CEO John Waldmann discusses the effects of the labor shortage on small businesses, as well as practical solutions for creating a better work experience to attract and retain employees.
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December 21, 2022
Omicron variant puts a “winter chill” on U.S. economic recovery
In retail, the number of hours worked, as well as the number of employees, is down about 12% from pre-pandemic levels, according to Homebase data. And the number of establishments open is down by a quarter.
Read article Tech Crunch
July 29, 2021
Homebase raises $71M for a team management platform aimed at SMBs and their hourly workers
The company now has some 100,000 small businesses, with 1 million employees in total, on its platform.
Read article CNBC
April 2, 2021
Jobs report blows past expectations in March
Data from Homebase shows employees working and hours worked both gained sharply over the past month.
Read article Marketplace
March 31, 2021
How COVID-19 made high-frequency data a go-to economic indicator
One previously untapped source of high-frequency data that’s gone into widespread use during the pandemic is data from a company called Homebase.
Read article The Blueprint, Motley Fool Service
December 22, 2020
The Top Time Clock Software for Small Businesses in 2020
Our top-rated time clock software, Homebase streamlines shift scheduling and keeps employees updated.
Read article Inc. Magazine
December 3, 2020
Homebase wins Inc. Magazine Best in Business 2020 Award
Homebase won a 2020 Inc. Magazine Best In Business Gold Medal award for our support of small businesses and workers during the pandemic.
Read article CNN Business
October 1, 2020
Tracking America's recovery
This dashboard of 17 charts shows how the economy continues to change as we grapple with life during the pandemic.
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August 23, 2020
How a small-business software company became one of the most accurate forecasters of the pandemic recession
In March, as the coronavirus pandemic hit and led to sweeping shelter-in-place orders across the US, Homebase made a discovery.
Read article The Economist
July 23, 2020
Generous unemployment benefits are not keeping Americans from work
Economists have analyzed the effects of boosts to unemployment benefits.
Read article CNBC Squawk Box
June 19, 2020
Businesses remain cautious despite promising new economic data
Wall Street wants to see evidence of a pickup in economic activity to better gauge the pace of the recovery.
Watch video The Wall Street Journal
June 13, 2020
Signs of a V-Shaped Early-Stage Economic Recovery Emerge
After bottoming out in April, economic activity has continued to rise into early June.
Read article Reuters
May 14, 2020
Data trackers show U.S. retail traffic edging up
Traffic to U.S. retail stores ticked up last week and hours worked at a sample of small businesses increased as the country’s patchwork reopening continued.
Read article The New York Times
May 9, 2020
As Job Losses Mount, Lawmakers Face a Make-or-Break Moment
The United States just lost 20 million jobs. The wrong federal response could make those layoffs a permanent fixture of the U.S. economy and sentence thousands of companies to bankruptcy.
Read article The Atlantic
March 20, 2020
This Is Not a Recession. It’s an Ice Age.
No one alive has experienced an economic plunge this sudden.
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Academic partnerships
Harvard & Brown
October 1, 2020
Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker
Track the economic impacts of COVID-19 on people, businesses, and communities across the United States in real time.
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June 22, 2020
Study shows pandemic’s impact on hours worked in U.S. small businesses
A new study by Yale economists details the drastic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. small businesses and the hourly workers they employ.
Read article Wharton
July 27, 2020
Penn Wharton Budget Model COVID-19 Tracker
The Penn Wharton Budget Model COVID-19 Tracker provides daily, real-time estimates of economic activity and of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic at the state level.
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September 2, 2020
Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 on Businesses
Analysis of the labor market impacts of COVID-19 on small- and medium-sized businesses using Homebase time-card records.
Read article UC Berkeley
April 8, 2020
Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 on Hourly Workers in Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
Four Facts from Homebase Data
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Economic and policy partnerships
The New York Fed
May 5, 2021
Many Small Businesses in the Services Sector Are Unlikely to Reopen
Small businesses were particularly affected by the pandemic. The Fed examines the state of these firms using microdata from Homebase.
Read article The Federal Reserve Board of Governors
June 12, 2020
Monetary Policy Report to Congress
Recent Economic and Financial Developments of the Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on June 12, 2020, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act.
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August 19, 2020
James Bullard on the Fed’s policy review, FSOC and forecasting jobs data
St Louis Fed president discusses his concerns as well as the unexpected success in using Homebase data to predict highly volatile US job numbers.
Watch interview U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
December 1, 2020
Monthly Labor Review
Analysis of employment recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read article The St. Louis Fed
June 9, 2020
Reading the Labor Market in Real Time
The coronavirus pandemic has shaken labor markets, leading to unprecedented job losses in March and April.
Read article The Richmond Fed
May 26, 2020
The Effects of Expiring Stay-at-Home Orders and the Shape of the Recovery
Does the expiration of state stay-at-home orders — issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — facilitate economic recovery in a substantial way?
Read article The Dallas Fed
May 21, 2020
Dallas Fed Mobility and Engagement Index Gives Insight into COVID-19’s Economic Impact
Forecasts of output and employment are crucial for assessing appropriate monetary, fiscal and health policy responses.
Read article The Chicago Fed
May 1, 2020
The Stay-at-Home Labor Market
Google Searches, Unemployment Insurance, and Public Health Orders
Read article The Comptroller of Texas
May 1, 2020
Recessions and Revenues: Perspective on the Downturn
Public health measures implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19 have caused a sharp contraction in economic activity. Today, we’re in the initial stages of a recession.
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