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Millions have joined the labor force in the past year

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 3, 2022
About 3.5 million more people were working or looking for work in May than a year earlier. Economists hope the number keeps rising.
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Why the economic recovery looks different for women of color

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 13, 2022
“There are going to be lingering scarring effects,” economist Michelle Holder said.
"When we look at some of the disaggregated dynamics of the labor market, in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, we recognize that not everybody is doing so well," says Dr. Alex Camardelle of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
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Without teen workers, "we'd have to close our doors"

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 9, 2021
A hot job market continues to seek out teenagers. But will that hurt their academics and long-term job prospects?
Amid a labor shortage, the teenage employment rates remain high.
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The pandemic has been especially damaging to working moms

by Kai Ryssdal , Daisy Palacios and Andie Corban
Mar 18, 2021
Employment for women may not recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 — two years after a recovery for men.
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Women are working more jobs than men. It's probably not a blip.

by Amy Scott
Jan 10, 2020
For the first time since 2009, there are more women in the workforce than there are men.
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Why aren't more Americans working or looking for work?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 10, 2019
Labor force participation in the U.S. is said to be lower than that of comparable economies. There are a couple of factors at play.
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Study finds about half of formerly incarcerated people have only a GED or high school diploma

by Renata Sago
Oct 31, 2018
The study comes from the Prison Policy Initiative, a nonpartisan group that examines mass incarceration.
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Study finds about half of formerly incarcerated people have only a GED or high school diploma

by Renata Sago
Oct 31, 2018
The study comes from the Prison Policy Initiative, a nonpartisan group that examines mass incarceration.
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With unemployment so low, where are the workers coming from?

by Justin Ho
Aug 3, 2018
The U.S. economy created 157,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 percent. The last time was saw unemployment that low? The year 2000. What does all of this mean for wages? And for businesses looking to hire more workers?
Commuters arrive from Metro North Railroad trains in Grand Central Station in New York October 19, 2016.
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Automakers fret over threat of Trump tariffs

by Jed Kim
Jul 3, 2018
Car sales figures for last month are coming out today, but automakers are focusing on the future, especially since President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported cars. GM says if tariffs land, its cars will cost up to $6,000 more, and the company would have to lay off workers. […]
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