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Baltimore gave young parents $1,000 a month. Participants used the money to pay bills and secure stable housing.
Baltimore gave low-income parents $1,000 a month for two years. Participants used the money for bil…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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Immigration has helped the hot US economy and labor market, but there's a risk of oversupply, Fitch says
The surge of immigration into the US is supporting the blowout jobs market, but eventually that cou…
Filip De Mott
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Remember the labor shortage? Immigrants are helping to fix it.
Immigrants are responsible for almost all US job growth over the past year. They're why the labor s…
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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Hybrid workers are happier and just as productive as office workers, new study says
There are ton of benefits and not too many downsides to hybrid work, according to a new study publi…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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America's poverty line is letting millions slip through the cracks here's how we could fix it
Many Americans are struggling financially but don't qualify for aid because they technically make a…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower,Allie Kelly
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A recession indicator with a perfect record has been flashing red for 20 months. It may not be wrong yet.
The inverted yield curve has been ringing the recession alarm for 20 months, but past downturns hav…
Theron Mohamed
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A shortage of young men in the workforce could weigh on housing, Social Security, and growth for years to come
Around 7.2 million men have dropped out of the workforce. That has a host of consequences that coul…
Jennifer Sor
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The pandemic forced many women to leave their jobs. Hybrid work is bringing them back.
Women are rapidly rejoining the labor force, boosting the economy.
Allie Kelly
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The US jobs report came in way hotter than expected
The unemployment rate rose from 3.9% in April to 4.0% in May. Meanwhile, job growth in May was way …
Madison Hoff
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A baby boomer who saved over $2 million for retirement explains what he thinks he did right to make the system work for him
Mark, 65, was one of the first group of retirees to switch to a 401(k) from a pension. He made it w…
Juliana Kaplan
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The number of young working men without college degrees has tanked in the last 30 years. It could be because their wages have barely budged.
A growing number of young men without a college degree in the US have stopped working, according to…
Ayelet Sheffey,Jacob Zinkula,Madison Hoff
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A rural Kansas county wants remote workers to move there. It's giving new residents $4,500 cash, an internet stipend, and fresh eggs.
Looking for a change? A rural county in Kansas is offering $4,500 cash and other perks for remote w…
Allie Kelly
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For working moms, it's some good news and some bad news
The cost of childcare is higher than ever, and more moms are working. What's going on?
Katie Notopoulos
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The job market is starting to show cracks. Hiring fell short of expectations for the first time in 6 months.
The unemployment rate increased from 3.8% in March to 3.9% in April. The US also added 175,000 jobs…
Madison Hoff
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Why so many men in the US have stopped working
Men aren't working at the same rate they did in decades past. We asked two economists to help us fi…
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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The 'peak boomer' crisis might only get worse: A fifth of Americans 50 and up have no retirement savings, and the majority are worried they won't have enough money
Many Americans headed toward retirement don't have the funds. It could contribute to the peak boome…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
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Fewer Americans were working or looking for work in April, and it means the labor shortage has no end in sight
Even as recovery chugs along, it seems like some Americans may not be fully sold on job hunting jus…
Madison Hoff,Ben Winck,Juliana Kaplan
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Job growth surged far more than expected in March
The US economy added way more jobs than expected in March, with 303,000 jobs added. The unemploymen…
Madison Hoff
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The Fed still probably isn't ready to give Americans the interest rate cuts they're hoping for
The Federal Reserve is likely to continue holding interest rates steady this week, but a cut could …
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
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The US jobs recovery will probably slow down soon. That's not a bad thing.
As more people get jobs, the fewer there are to hire. Plus, the Fed has begun pulling the levers me…