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Teen Labor Market Faces Record'Low Summer Hiring
27+ min ago (414+ words) This isn't the teen workforce of the 1980s,' says global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Teen Labor Market Faces Record'Low Summer Hiring Summer was once a reliable season for teenagers to pick up work experience and earn a little spending money....
Workshy Gen Z finally put in the graft as they turn to Uber and Door Dash for summer jobs
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (655+ words) Think Gen Z is still spending the summer scooping ice cream and begging for shift swaps at a beach snack shack? In reality, they're more likely to be speed-running your Door Dash order than clocking in anywhere with a manager....
Schools are not preparing young people for jobs | Letters
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (446+ words) The education system should not just be about passing exams, writes David Selby. Plus a letter from Mara Musso Two quotes in your article (Schools are "pipeline" to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser, 21 May) struck a chord with…...
Gen Z is turning to gig apps like Uber and Go Puff for summer jobs
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (378+ words) Forget flipping burgers or getting a summer internship. Some Gen Z workers are turning to apps like Uber or Door Dash for summer jobs. Gig workers between the ages of 17 and 25 are the fastest-growing age group on the gig-work apps…...
Is AI coming for your job? A bigger government can help
15+ hour, 17+ min ago (557+ words) By Kathryn Anne Edwards Monday, May 25, 2026 | 2 a. m. What happens if you lose your job and never find another one? That question is at the heart of the fear AI inspires: permanent job loss accompanied by a painful reduction in quality of…...
Rising unemployment in Australia points to Iran war's deepening impact
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (1261+ words) Job losses among younger workers in Australia pushed up the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from 4. 3 percent in March to an almost five-year high of 4. 5 percent in April, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). These official results, while understating…...
US Teens Face Toughest Summer Job Market in 78 Years
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (489+ words) Teenage job-seekers could be facing a cruel summer thanks to inflation and rising fuel prices. In fact, the summer of 2026 could end up being the worst summer for teenage employment since the U. S. federal government began monitoring such data in 1948, The…...
Why millions of workers are taking second jobs to cope
16+ hour, 51+ min ago (968+ words) More than a million people in the UK now have second jobs as rising costs, insecure work and industry changes push workers into a growing gig economy. Billy-Jo Pierce says she is "living in survival mode", juggling multiple jobs to…...
Labour Bureau releases Quarterly employment report
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (109+ words) Live Chennai Labour Bureau releases Quarterly employment report - Alignment Creates Leadership Power - By J Sampath, Founder & CEO, JB Soft System - Your Organisation is as Unique as You Are - How Much Gold Can You Legally Keep at Home in India? Know…...
Labour Expands Youth Work and Training Schemes to Tackle Employment Crisis
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (29+ words) The UK government plans to expand youth work experience and training programmes with 300, 000 new placements aimed at helping young people into jobs and tackling rising youth unemployment....