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Inside the Numbers Showing Which College Majors Actually Pay Off Anymore
Around the age of 25, when the excitement of earning a degree has worn off, student loan statements continue to come in, and a rough calculation in your…
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The Quiet Data Revolution Tracking Mental Health Inside Construction Sites
Every active construction site has obvious safety precautions. hard hats. vests that are highly visible. Every open trench has a stack of warning signs. Anything keeping an eye…
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Why Australia’s Right to Disconnect Law Is Already Facing Its First Major Test
Employers' responses to Australia's Right to Disconnect law, which went into effect in August 2024, ranged from alarm to outright panic. Attorneys sent memos. HR departments were in…
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How the Netherlands Is Rewriting the Rules on Freelancer Classification
In Dutch freelance circles, a cold email is circulating. One of those employer-of-record firms, a vendor, warned a UK client that hiring Dutch ZZP'ers was now "extremely high…
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What the Latest Eurozone Labor Data Reveals About a Continent Falling Behind
The labor market in the eurozone appeared to be one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal economic picture for a while. The unemployment rate is…
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Why the Eurozone Keeps Dodging Recession Despite Every Prediction
One term that frequently appears in economic reports about Europe is "narrowly avoided." Analysts use this phrase so frequently that it has almost become a running joke. Early…
Economy
What a Decade of Gig Economy Data Reveals About the Myth of Flexible Work
The pitch was straightforward and, to be honest, somewhat appealing. You can drive whenever you want. When you feel like it, deliver. When life gets in the way,…
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US Workforce Demographics Are Shifting — Here’s What Nobody’s Talking About
On a Tuesday morning, if you stroll through any major American city, you'll notice something that isn't always discussed during policy discussions or earnings calls. Twenty years later,…
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Texas Workforce Solutions Austin Is Quietly Changing How People Find Jobs — Here’s What Most People Miss
There is a free job network in Austin, but most people ignore it. Finding a job on your own can lead to a certain kind of fatigue. sending…
Workforce
The US Workforce Just Hit 174 Million — Here’s What the Numbers Aren’t Telling You
Reading the most recent data on the American labor market causes a certain type of cognitive dissonance. On the one hand, the number of Americans in the labor…
