An estimated 60 percent of those leaving prison are unemployed a year later. But after a push for “second-chance hiring,” some programs show promise.
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New York City Has Lost Tens of Thousands of Retail Jobs, Report Finds
Despite a nearly recovered employment market, retail jobs fell 11.1 percent, according to the new study, widening racial disparities and narrowing opportunities for those without a college degree.
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A.I.’s Threat to Jobs Prompts Question of Who Protects Workers
Tens of millions of jobs could be automated by generative artificial intelligence. The makers of new technologies are looking to the government to step in.
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No Degree? No Problem. Biden Tries to Bridge the ‘Diploma Divide.’
President Biden is trying to appeal to working-class voters by emphasizing his plans to create well-paid jobs that do not require a college degree.
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Short on Staff, Prisons Enlist Teachers and Case Managers as Guards
The patchwork system that has evolved to address the situation has drained morale among staff members and placed additional strains on prisoners.