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Calling workers 'unskilled' reveals a major misconception about labor
New York City's new mayor, Eric Adams, faced backlash after he said that service workers "don't hav…
Ben Gilbert
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H-2B visas open for late second half returning workers for FY 2023
The US will begin accepting petitions for H-2B visa workers for the late second half of fiscal year…
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US received enough visa applications to meet H-2B cap for H2 FY23
The US has received a sufficient number of applications to meet the congressionally-mandated H-2B c…
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry expects pressure on white-collar wages — and points to Tesla firing office workers as evidence
Burry predicts the US labor market will be split in two, with a glut of office workers, and a short…
Theron Mohamed
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry predicts higher long-term inflation — and points to labor shortages and the onshoring boom as key drivers
Burry expects pricier domestic production and a shortage of blue-collar workers to spur US companie…
Theron Mohamed
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry slams the White House for denying a recession is looming - and sounds the alarm on inflation, credit-card debt, and labor shortages
Raging inflation is forcing consumers to rack up credit-card debt, and the US economy has outgrown …
Theron Mohamed
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The so-called 'skills gap' doesn't hold American workers back - the way we value labor differently does
The idea anyone can start at a low-paying job and works their way up to the corporate boardroom "si…
Paul Constant
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A tweet from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez convinced me I've been using the wrong word to describe waitresses. Here's why I'll never call them 'unskilled' again.
And for low-paying jobs, the skills you need to do the work have greatly increased than years past.…
Allana Akhtar
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Bhutan is known for prizing happiness. Its people also work longer than any other country.
Despite Bhutan's reputation for putting happiness above GDP, its people work longer than anywhere e…
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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Being a voluntary NEET can be good for your mental health, according to a psychologist
Those who choose not to be engaged in employment, education, or training may be saving themselves s…
Lindsay Dodgson
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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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Patrick Stewart opens up about going completely bald by 19: 'When I was 17, it started to thin out at an accelerated rate'
Patrick Stewart briefly became a bricklayer to help pay for hair loss treatments when he was 17 yea…
Eammon Jacobs
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Young people in China are giving up high-paying jobs to become baristas and waiters, and they're talking about it online
On Xiaohongshu, China's Instagram, many young people are sharing their new "no-brainer" jobs under …
Reena Koh
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Stop thinking tenure gets you promotions — it doesn't. A former senior leader at Amazon explains what actually works.
Brandon Southern says that in order to get a raise you have to prove your increased value regardles…
Brandon Southern
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US to issue 64,716 additional H-2B visas for fiscal year 2023
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) are issuing a tempor…
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'This is the last opportunity for us to wake up': A leading economist warns we're headed for an AI-driven cataclysm
How Daron Acemoglu, one of the world's most respected experts on the economic effects of technology…
Aki Ito
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Some companies are blaming stimulus benefits for their hiring struggles, saying workers can earn more money on unemployment
A $300 weekly boost in federal unemployment benefits is making it harder to hire, according to some…
Kate Taylor
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What is Magnerga and how can one Enroll in the scheme
The government was operating schemes like Jawahar Rozgaar Yojana, Food for Work Programme, and…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says bartending and waitressing helped her develop a 'BS detector' after being praised for her questions during Michael Cohen's testimony
"Bartending + waitressing (especially in NYC) means you talk to 1000s of people over the years. For…
Kelly McLaughlin
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The 30-year-old millennial who is getting evicted by his parents explains why he's too busy for a career
Syracuse.com reported that after the ruling Rotondo mentioned a business he had to support himself,…