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Job market
Fewer employers, less work spell trouble for job market
Dec 4, 2020
It's employees of small businesses who are most at risk, according to one payroll processor.
Fury over COVID-19 changes to university admittance in England
Aug 18, 2020
At first, a new COVID-19 system caused hundreds of thousands of entrance exam grades to be deflated.
Summer has arrived. Lots of summer jobs have not.
Jun 23, 2020
The pandemic has made it harder for younger workers to find seasonal jobs
Economists expected more job losses. The economy added 2.5 million instead.
Jun 5, 2020
Chalk it up to parts of the economy reopening.
What college seniors are losing in their last semester because of COVID-19
May 13, 2020
College seniors are faced with ending the biggest chapter of their lives so far and looking for a job during a global pandemic and record unemployment.
How many furloughed workers will return to their jobs? Many are optimistic
May 11, 2020
The longer you're laid off, the more likely it is to become permament.
What does it take to establish yourself in a "winner-take-all" economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daniel Shin
Jun 18, 2019
The New York Times' Neil Irwin has spent some time trying to figure out exactly that.
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Tiananmen 30 years on: What are China's youth worried about?
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 4, 2019
China's college students are not just concerned with job prospects but also how to have a more balanced life.
For the Class of 2019: more job offers, flat pay
May 27, 2019
The tight labor market means new college grads have leverage in the job market. But that's not translating to significantly higher pay.
In a strong job market, some fed up workers are "ghosting" their employers
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Phoebe Unterman
Dec 14, 2018
So many workers are disappearing without even a text message that they've caught the Fed's attention.