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Support for young people starting work across the Highlands
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (308+ words) Young people across the Highlands starting a new job this summer are being encouraged to check whether they could get help with the costs of getting into work. Job Start Payment gives 16-24-year-olds a financial boost of more than £330 when…...
Young Doctors Oppose Move to Extend Professors’ Retirement Age
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (242+ words) AP government's proposal to increase the retirement age of professors in government medical colleges has raised concerns among young doctors. They fear it will reduce employment opportunities and delay long-pending recruitments for the posts of teaching and specialist doctors. The…...
Youth employment hits nearly 80-year low
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (85+ words) Spectrum News Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Youth employment hits nearly 80-year low Across the country, youth employment has hit it’s lowest point since 1948. In Focus host Mike…...
Workers keep leaving the US labor force. Experts can't agree why
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (547+ words) Over the past year, about 1 million workers have thrown in the towel. In June alone, 720,000 people left the workforce, the Labor Department estimated. The labor force participation rate, or the percentage of those 16 and older who are working or looking…...
I was laid off at 56 and took a 60% pay cut to land my next role — the biggest thing I feel is anger
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (685+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christina Jones, a 57-year-old in Philadelphia. It's been edited for length and clarity. Although I didn't expect to be laid off from my business analyst role at United Healthcare last year,…...
Decline in US workforce could slow economic growth
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (532+ words) Over the past year, about 1 million workers have thrown in the towel. In June alone, 720,000 people left the workforce, the Labor Department estimated. The labor force participation rate, or the percentage of those 16 and older who are working or looking…...
Alarmingly Youth Unemployment Rises To 396,000 In May
12+ hour, 27+ min ago (441+ words) While the labour market remained broadly stable in May 2026, the main concern were on the youth unemployment which continued to remain elevated based on the latest Department of Statistics Malaysia report released this week. DOSM said 79.5% of the country’s unemployed…...
The Practical Skills Crisis in Higher Education: Why Degrees Alone Are No Longer Enough
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (221+ words) For decades, a university degree served as the primary passport to a stable career. Earning a bachelor's or master's qualification was often seen as the surest route to professional success. But that assumption is being challenged by a rapidly changing…...
Alabama gains more college graduates but falls further behind in wages, ACHE finds
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (962+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama has more college-educated adults than it did 10 years ago, but the gains – and the wages tied to them – vary sharply across the state, according to a new report from the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The State…...
Côte d’Ivoire’s youth chase employment – despite the odds
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (1794+ words) July 12, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire It’s dusk on a Wednesday, and in an unassuming office building in a working-class neighborhood of Abidjan, Junior Konaté’s elocution class is in session. “Clarity, tempo, and expression. These are the things we look for!...