Jun 5, 2018

When there are more job openings than there are people who are unemployed

Job seekers wait to speak with recruiters at a Job Fair hosted by Miami-Dade County. Robert Sullivan/Getty Images

(Markets Edition) The latest numbers on job openings, also known as the JOLTS report, is set to come out soon. We'll hear from one global strategist about how the report can reveal the upsides and downsides of at tight labor market. Afterwards, we'll look at what lawmakers have included in the federal budget to combat wildfires, and then explore how some Texas colleges are launching food scholarships to fight hunger on campus (06/05/2018)

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Some Texas colleges are offering a new kind of scholarship — to fight hunger on campus

by Laura Isensee

Jun 5, 2018

Several Houston community colleges and universities have launched food scholarships to help students get enough to eat. At Texas Woman’s University, students on the scholarships get free groceries twice a month, so long as they stay in school. The assistant director of student life there, Deborah Unruh, helped start the program after she noticed students […]

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(Markets Edition) The latest numbers on job openings, also known as the JOLTS report, is set to come out soon. We’ll hear from one global strategist about how the report can reveal the upsides and downsides of at tight labor market. Afterwards, we’ll look at what lawmakers have included in the federal budget to combat wildfires, and then explore how some Texas colleges are launching food scholarships to fight hunger on campus (06/05/2018)