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Occupational Segregation Drives Persistent Inequality, Study Says

Health care, with its robust demand for trained workers, seemed a promising industry for a large upward-mobility program, said Van Ton-Quinlivan, chief executive of the nonprofit.Futuro Health focuses on so-called […]




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Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Help Recruit

The State of Minnesota, like nearly every public-sector employer across the country, is in a hiring crunch.Not just for any job, though. The desk jobs that can be done remotely, […]




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Hollywood Strike Leaves Influencers Sidelined and Confused

Deanna Giulietti is not in the actors’ union, but she turned down $28,000 last week because of its strike.Ms. Giulietti, a 29-year-old content creator with 1.8 million TikTok followers, had […]




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How TV Writing Became a Dead-End Job

For the six years he worked on “The Mentalist,” beginning in 2009, Jordan Harper’s job was far more than a writing gig. He and his colleagues in the writers’ room […]




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‘Training My Replacement’: Inside a Call Center Worker’s Battle With A.I.

“This A.I. stuff is getting really crazy.”The voices of Charlamagne tha God, host of the nationally syndicated radio show “The Breakfast Club,” and his guests Mandii B and WeezyWTF filled […]




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Chinese Workers Confront the Curse of 35

When Sean Liang turned 30, he started thinking of the Curse of 35 — the widespread belief in China that white-collar workers like him confront unavoidable job insecurity after they […]




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U.S. Semiconductor Boom Faces a Worker Shortage

Maxon Wille, an 18-year-old in Surprise, Ariz., was driving toward Interstate 17 last year when he noticed a massive construction site: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company at work on its new […]




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Remote Work Brings Hidden Penalty for Young Professionals, Study Says

At least 10 times a day, Erika Becker, who works as a sales development manager at a technology company called Verkada, turns to her boss with questions. “Did I handle […]







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Britain Wants Its Early Retirees Back, but Their Days Are ‘Never Boring’

Britain’s top financial official started the year with a plea. To those who retired early in the pandemic or have not found the right job after furlough, Jeremy Hunt said, […]