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Long-term unemployment can change your view of your own abilities

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 16, 2021
About half of the unemployed adults in the U.S. are pessimistic about their future employment, a survey shows.
Job loss during the pandemic — already an isolating time — can have a negative impact on a person's self-worth and future job prospects.
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Although other numbers are falling, the number of people receiving extended unemployment remains high

by Samantha Fields
Jun 10, 2021
Many of them will face the hardest path back into the labor force.
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What's keeping labor force participation down?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 4, 2021
It's not just child care and health issues. Many people are looking at their old jobs and saying no thanks.
The job market has changed, as well as workers' situations. For people who used to be bus drivers, for instance, there may not be jobs to go back to.
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Hiring was solid in May, but again not as high as expected

by Associated Press
Jun 4, 2021
The pace of hiring picked up in May, with U.S. employers adding 559,000 jobs, but it missed economists' forecasts.
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Unemployed in some states stand to lose $300 a week in federal benefits

by Mitchell Hartman
May 21, 2021
The Century Foundation estimates the cuts would affect about 3.6 million people.
Protesters call on Florida to fix its unemployment system.
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Hiring slows, employers add fewer jobs than expected in April

by Associated Press
May 7, 2021
The number is 266,000 jobs, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers.
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Manufacturers seeking workers face competition for talent and an image problem

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 4, 2021
People have outdated ideas about manufacturing jobs and facilities, according to an executive.
Workers to fill engineering and welding jobs are in demand.
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Women are looking for jobs, but will they be able to find them?

by Justin Ho
Apr 20, 2021
Some women may have trouble finding work, especially if they can't return to the industry that employed them before the pandemic.
Researchers from the New York Federal Reserve found that the number of people seeking work increased between November and March, and the Fed says that increase was primarily driven by women entering the job market.
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Some industries still have a long way to go to recover from the pandemic

by Samantha Fields
Apr 6, 2021
But in the public sector, and especially education, jobs may come back soon because of money in the latest COVID relief package.
The industries that have the furthest to go are ones you'd maybe expect: leisure and hospitality, accommodations, food services and restaurants.
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Employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring picks up

by Associated Press
Apr 2, 2021
The March increase — the most since August — was nearly double February’s gain of 468,000.
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