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A federal climate jobs program could hire 20,000 workers this year
The American Climate Corps is modeled after a New Deal-era program that hired millions of men to co…
Catherine Boudreau
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Walmart is giving US hourly workers new bonuses that increase the longer they've been at the company
Walmart announced a slate of pay and benefits perks as the company tries to encourage more employee…
Dominick Reuter
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New Mexico experimented with a basic income program that gave $500 a month to immigrant families. They used the money to pay rent and secure jobs.
New Mexico gave households with mixed citizenship status $500 a month for a year. Participants saw …
Allie Kelly
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Google jobs are coveted but competitive. Here's how to get hired and what skills make you fit for a Google career.
Google jobs are among the most coveted and competitive roles in tech. Here are the skills needed to…
Erica Sweeney,Michelle Mark
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Gig workers are writing essays for AI to learn from
Companies are increasingly hiring skilled humans to write training content for AI models as the tro…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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This college town is experimenting with giving low-income entrepreneurs and gig workers $12,672, no strings attached
A guaranteed basic-income program in Ann Arbor is giving small business owners $528 a month, no str…
Allie Kelly
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Tulsa offered remote workers $10,000 to move there. The results show how the program shook up the local economy — and what the future of smaller cities could look like.
Tulsa Remote has been offering workers $10,000 to move. It turns out that they're boosting the econ…
Juliana Kaplan
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A national shortage of construction workers is driving high home prices. The industry is struggling to fill the gap.
A major shortage of construction workers is bad news for homebuyers and infrastructure projects.
Eliza Relman,Madison Hoff
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A key student-loan forgiveness program will soon be paused. Here's what you need to know.
Student-loan company MOHELA will no longer be the sole processor of the Public Service Loan Forgive…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Planning to study in or migrate to Canada? Know about the new immigration policies announced by the country
Indians were the top immigrant group to take up residence in Canada this year (January to March). …
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A third of hiring managers don't want to hire Gen Z or older workers
Thirty-six percent of hiring managers show bias against Gen Z job applicants, and 34% are biased ag…
Tim Paradis
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The Big Stay is great for companies and the economy, but workers might just be biding their time
People are quitting less, boosting productivity. But many might just feel "frozen in place" in a sl…
Allie Kelly
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Some workers are choosing housing and student loan benefits over a retirement plan, and it says a lot about America's cost-of-living crisis
Companies and workers are rethinking job benefits, with a growing focus on non-traditional perks li…
Cork Gaines
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A New Jersey homebuilder who pays his workers over $100,000 wants young people to know construction can be a lucrative career that doesn't require college — and businesses are desperate to hire
There's a growing shortage of skilled construction workers, and long-time contractor Michael Bodei …
Eliza Relman
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A shorter workweek is gaining ground as another major pilot program prepares to kick off
A shorter workweek trial will kick off in the Dominican Republic after employees in a UK pilot repo…
Allie Kelly
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Teacher Next Door program and other home loans for teachers
Teachers and other school personnel may be able to use the Teacher Next Door program or other home …
Molly Grace
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A new Houston-area basic income program sending out $500 a month to residents with no strings attached had an acceptance rate lower than Harvard or Yale
Uplift Harris, a guaranteed income program in Texas, accepted just over 2% of applicants, or nearly…
Noah Sheidlower
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Immigrants are driving a surprisingly strong US economy, and it hasn't come at the expense of American workers, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman says
"Are immigrants taking jobs away from native-born Americans? No," Krugman wrote.
Aruni Soni
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India shows eagerness to upskill as it aims at a $4 trillion economy
Almost 50% of young workers in India show a strong willingness to learn new skills for improved job…
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High-skilled customer service workers given an AI assistant saw 'close to 0' boost in their productivity
An AI-tool wasn't much help to high-skilled workers, according to a study of more than 5,000 custom…