86% of Employers Plan to Hire More in 2024, but Benefits, DEI Declining

<p><strong>DENVER&nbsp;</strong>&mdash; Following two years of radical corporate downsizing as consumers returned to pre-COVID spending levels and investment dollars evaporated, the cannabis industry is poised for a strong hiring upswing in 2024, according to a new salaries-and-jobs report.</p> <p>Wages are on the rise, too, according to the report. Despite cutbacks, top-level salaries rose 4.7 percent in 2023, compared to an average increase of 4.1 percent for similar roles in traditional industries.</p> <p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://vangst.com/blog/2024-cannabis-industry-salary-guide" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>2024 Cannabis Industry Salary Guide</em></a>, the sixth in an annual series published by staffing firm Vangst, predicts as many as 100,000 new jobs could be created this year. The guide&rsquo;s authors based their prediction, in part, on a survey indicating 86 percent of employers expect to expand hiring in core areas, with two-thirds planning to hire five or more new people.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/mg-magazine/86-of-employers-plan-to-hire-more-in-2024-but-benefits-dei-declining-89cd012d0f6d"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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