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Students try out a Samsung Electronics Galaxy S8 Plus smartphone at a shop in Seoul, South Korea, on April 27. Many post-college grads in South Korea spend years studying for tests in the hopes of winning a job at a company like Samsung.

World News

South Korean Youth Struggle To Find Jobs After Years Of Studying For Tests

8:09am May 28, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

For many Korean youth, the possibility of a job-for-life with a big conglomerate is the only option. As the economy slows, there aren't enough jobs for all the college graduates.

Economy

Credit Suisse Gets $40 Million In Tax Breaks, Adds 1,200 Jobs In NC

1:50pm May 09, 2017

by Emery P. Dalesio & Christina Sandidge, Associated Press

Credit Suisse is adding 1,200 jobs at its technology hub in North Carolina, which approved more than $40 million in tax breaks on Tuesday to lure the jobs away from the New York City area.

President Trump addresses a crowd at Boeing's facilities in North Charleston, S.C., on Feb. 17.

Trump's First 100 Days: Too Soon To Claim Big Job Gains?

9:48am April 27, 2017

by John Ydstie

There's an argument to be made that presidents shouldn't take credit for a role in job creation until well into their first term. Trump touts 600,000 jobs created — about double the official count.

Workers' gear hangs inside Lobster Trap's facility in Steuben, Maine.

Maine's Immigrants Boost Workforce Of Whitest, Oldest State In U.S.

10:26am April 21, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

New immigrants are projected to be the main driver of the U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. That trend is already playing out in Maine, which has an aging white population with a low birth rate.

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In coal country, restoring streams like this one near Logan, W.Va., is a big business. But the practice remains controversial among some scientists.

In Coal Country, Environmental Regulations Are Creating Jobs

4:07pm April 13, 2017

by Glynis Board

Though President Trump speaks about how environmental regulations kill jobs, in some areas, the regulations help create them. In coal country, restoring streams is steady work.

A "help wanted" sign hangs in a storefront window in Miami last month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says nonfarm payrolls increased by 98,000 in March, far below analysts' expectations.

Only 98,000 New Jobs Were Created In March, Labor Department Says

11:19am April 07, 2017

by Bill Chappell

After adding more than 200,000 jobs in each of the first two months of 2017, the number of jobs added last month was about half what analysts had expected. The unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent.

Starsky Robotics is retrofitting large trucks to make them driverless. The startup hopes that by the end of the year, it will be able to operate a truck without a person physically sitting in the vehicle.

How Driverless Vehicles Could Harm Professional Drivers Of Color

4:32pm April 05, 2017

by Vignesh Ramachandran

African-American professional drivers earn a median annual wage nearly $2,500 higher than in nondriving jobs. For Hispanic drivers it's a $5,800 premium, and Native American drivers earn $2,000 more.

Deaths by drugs, alcohol and suicide among non-Hispanic whites, ages 45-54

The Forces Driving Middle-Aged White People's 'Deaths Of Despair'

3:10pm March 23, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Middle-aged white people without college degrees are increasingly likely to die of suicide or drug and alcohol abuse. The lack of a pathway to solid jobs is one reason, two economists say.

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Many people who are on Medicaid are also in college or taking care of relatives, according to health policy analyst Leighton Ku. That would make it harder for them to meet work requirements proposed by the GOP.

It's Not Clear How Many People Could Actually Work To Get Medicaid

11:50pm March 21, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Audie Cornish talks with health policy researcher Leighton Ku about the GOP proposal that would let states require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work.

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The Navajo Generating Station located on the Navajo Indian Reservation, near Page, Ariz.

Navajo Workers At Coal-Fired Power Plant Brace For Its Closing

5:30pm March 01, 2017

by Laurel Morales

The largest coal-fired power plant in the Western U.S. will shut down 25 years earlier than expected. Environmentalists are celebrating, but hundreds of Navajo workers there are devastated.