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fromFast Company
1 hour ago

Long-term unemployment affects 1 in 4 U.S. job seekers

Long-term unemployment in the U.S. has risen sharply, averaging over 23 weeks and leaving 1.8 million Americans jobless after six months.
fromFortune
1 week ago

The job market is so tough white-collar workers are 'reverse recruiting,' shelling out thousands to get headhunters to find them their next role | Fortune

Headhunters? More like breadhunters: On top of career coaching and résumé building, reverse-recruiting agencies often take the keys and apply to dozens of jobs on an applicant's behalf. In exchange, these startups can charge monthly fees north of $1,000 and/or take a cut of their clients' salaries once they find a job, per WSJ. A conventional recruiter told WSJ that he's somewhat uneasy about people handing reverse recruiters their LinkedIn or Workday logins, as well as the idea of charging job seekers.
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Business
fromwww.housingwire.com
5 months ago

Job growth continues to slow, signaling a cooling economy

August payrolls rose by only 22,000 while unemployment climbed to 4.3%, signaling a clear slowdown across multiple sectors without a labor-market collapse.
US news
fromFortune
5 months ago

America's job growth has flatlined - and Mark Zandi believes June may have been the start of a recession

U.S. labor market shows recession signs: only 22,000 jobs added in August, June revised to job loss, and unemployment rose to 4.3%.
US politics
fromFast Company
5 months ago

U.S. may have gained 80,000 jobs in August, signaling a cooling job market

U.S. hiring slowed markedly in 2025 with modest monthly job gains and growing signs that employers may begin cutting workers.
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