The job market is never going to return to normal

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The coming surge in boomer retirement will create a labor shortage that will last for decades — and that's great news for everyone.

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It's official: Gen Z is the Hustle Generation

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Gen Z doesn't believe in the promise of the 9-5 corporate job — so they are creating new side hustles and forging their own career paths.

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Bernie Sanders just introduced a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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One of the world's most expensive cities just raised the minimum wage by 32 cents an hour — and it's getting absolutely slammed for it

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Financial hub Hong Kong just hiked its minimum wage on Monday — by 32 cents.

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The real 'monster' behind soaring prices: corporate greed

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Anyone who has bought a carton of eggs or a tank of gas has felt the sting of inflation. The data is increasingly pointing to one culprit for all these price hikes: corporate greed.

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It's becoming clear that corporate greed is screwing over the US economy

Walmart says its CEO earned 933 times its median employee's pay last year

Tech Insider : Economy
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon had more than $25 million in total compensation in the fiscal year that ended in January 2023.

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AI like ChatGPT could change the day-to-day of white-collar jobs the most and reverse decades of tech-driven inequality — if we use it the right way

Tech Insider : Economy
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Robots manufacture electric Volkswagens in Zwickau, Germany, on February 25, 2020.

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Workers in the US now want at least $76,000 to start a new job as minimum wage expectations continue to rise in a red-hot job market

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Workers in the US now want at least $76,000 to start a new job as minimum wage expectations continue to rise in a red-hot job market.

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Inflation is squeezing some seniors — so they're coming out of retirement to work as hosts and cashiers

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A growing number of formerly retired seniors are reentering the work force amid inflation.

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The Labor Department is suing a healthcare staffing agency, saying it made some workers sign contracts forcing them to repay part of their wages if they quit within 3 years

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A healthcare staffing agency in Brooklyn told its workers they'd have to repay some of their wages if they quit within three years, the DOL said.

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