Millions of Americans lost their jobs in 2020. According to a new job report by Leafly, however, there are a total of 321,000 full-time equivalents (FTE) jobs within the legal cannabis industry. As of January 2021, that’s more legal cannabis workers in America than electrical engineers. The report was a collaboration between journalists, editors, and data analysis at … [Read more...] about Cannabis Industry Adds 77,300 Jobs in 2020
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Legal Cannabis Could be the Boost our Post-Pandemic Economy Needs
Written by Rita Thompson Facing a “Greater Depression” The pandemic is taking a wrecking ball to our economy, leaving many confused and fearful about the future. According to recent reports, 30 million Americans have already filed initial unemployment claims since mid-March. As layoffs happen daily, experts predict that number will only continue to rise. Even more are … [Read more...] about Legal Cannabis Could be the Boost our Post-Pandemic Economy Needs
New Jobs Report Finds Cannabis Industry is “America’s Single Greatest Job Creation Engine”
Cannabis is the nation’s number one job producer. So far, the industry has created nearly a quarter of a million jobs in America, according to a newly released 2020 Jobs Report by Leafly. The annual report—now in its fourth year—finds that the industry supports 243, 700 full-time jobs as of early 2020. More than 33,000 of those jobs were added in 2019 alone. … [Read more...] about New Jobs Report Finds Cannabis Industry is “America’s Single Greatest Job Creation Engine”
