Where Internet Orders Mean Real Jobs, and New Life for Communities
- 7 years ago
Where Internet Orders Mean Real Jobs, and New Life for Communities
Only two counties in the top
20 labor markets had big
gains in warehouse jobs:
Counties where warehouse jobs
have doubled, or more, since 2010
Top 20 counties with the
largest labor markets
Only two counties in the top 20
labor markets had big gains in
warehouse jobs: Dallas, Tex.
When the company asked about his background, he said, “I explained it to them — you know, I was young and naïve and stupid.”
In a year as a picker — retrieving items from vast shelving units — Mr. Pellot said he walked about 10 miles on his night shift,
and got two raises that pushed his hourly pay to $14.30.
Only two counties in the top
20 labor markets had big
gains in warehouse jobs:
Counties where warehouse jobs
have doubled, or more, since 2010
Top 20 counties with the
largest labor markets
Only two counties in the top 20
labor markets had big gains in
warehouse jobs: Dallas, Tex.
When the company asked about his background, he said, “I explained it to them — you know, I was young and naïve and stupid.”
In a year as a picker — retrieving items from vast shelving units — Mr. Pellot said he walked about 10 miles on his night shift,
and got two raises that pushed his hourly pay to $14.30.