People have plowed through savings, cashed out retirement funds and moved in with relatives. Former U.S.A.I.D. workers estimate that less than half have found full-time work.
Category: Hiring and Promotion
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A Year After U.S.A.I.D.’s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss
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Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program
The New York Times – Business:Since imposing a $100,000 fee on new visas in September, the Trump administration has upended the skilled worker program.
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Blue Collar Work Has Plateaued, Narrowing Options for Young Workers
The New York Times – Business:Skilled electricians, plumbers and factory workers are in demand, but job openings have dropped.
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New Chef Program Helps People With Autism Find Jobs in Fine-Dining Restaurants
The New York Times – Business:Culinary jobs have the potential to be a perfect fit, and a new effort is afoot to help autistic workers land them.
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My Husband Can’t Get a Job. Should I Divorce Him?
The New York Times – Business:Plus, whether to use A.I. to get ahead at work — if you think the technology is evil.
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March Jobs Report Shows Stronger U.S. Market Than Expected With 178,000 New Positions
The New York Times – Business:Payrolls expanded and unemployment dropped last month after a health care strike ended and a harsh winter abated.
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Why Is the Labor Market Stuck?
The New York Times – Business:Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how a “low-hire, low-fire” labor market has left American job-seekers in a bind.
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Why College Graduates Feel Betrayed
The New York Times – Business:Their anger goes far beyond the recent rise of unemployment and the looming threat of A.I.
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College Graduates Are Facing the Grimmest Job Market in Years
The New York Times – Business:Artificial intelligence could reshape work, but for now a low-hire, low-fire labor market is the main impediment for young people seeking employment.
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They’re Hiring at U.S.A.I.D. Just Not Anyone Who Worked There.
The New York Times – Business:The Trump administration said in a memo it wanted to “avoid the risk of impaired objectivity” by hiring former staff members to wind down operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Goldman Sachs to Drop D.E.I. Criteria for Board Members
The New York Times – Business:The move would be the Wall Street firm’s latest retreat from diversity mandates that its chief executive, David Solomon, had once made a priority.
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The Fed Is Waiting and Watching an Uncertain Economy
Inflation is elevated but steady and the job market is holding up, leading economists to predict that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at current levels.