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News Articles: employment

Participants from STRIVE Atlanta celebrated completing the program with a graduation event at Atlanta Technical College on March 7, 2024.

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  • News

Atlanta nonprofit tackles systemic employment barriers with job training, support services

STRIVE Atlanta is providing job training to underserved communities through a two-month program.

December 26, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
"Noncompetes block workers from freely switching jobs, depriving them of higher wages and better working conditions, and depriving businesses of a talent pool that they need to build and expand," said FTC Chair Lina Khan when the noncompete ban was introduced.

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  • Business

Federal judge throws out U.S. ban on noncompetes

A federal judge in Texas has struck down the government's ban on noncompetes. An estimated 30 million U.S. workers are subject to the employment agreements.

August 21, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Georgia Department of Labor

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  • Economy

Georgia employment sets more records despite rise in jobless rate

Georgia’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month but remained well above the national rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

June 20, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
U.S. employers added 272,000 jobs in May, including 25,000 in restaurants and bars. The job gains were substantially higher than forecasters had predicted.

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  • Business

Hiring jumps in May but so does unemployment

U.S. employers added 272,000 jobs in May -- more than forecasters had expected. The unemployment rate inched up to 4% from 3.9% in April.

June 07, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Atlanta's Summer Youth Employment Program is part of Mayor Andre Dickens' Year of the Youth.

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  • News

City Council approves $2M for Atlanta mayor’s summer youth work program

The Atlanta City Council allocated $2 million to fund this year’s city-sponsored summer youth employment program.

May 07, 2024
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By:
  • Dyana Bagby
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has said noncompete agreements stop workers from switching jobs, even when they could earn more money or have better working conditions.

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  • Business

U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban employment agreements that typically prevent workers from leaving their companies for competitors, or starting competing businesses of their own.

April 24, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu

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  • Economy

When does youth employment become child labor?

The number of teenagers in the workforce today is at its highest level in about 20 years. At the same time, child labor violations are up and states are relaxing some protections for their youngest workers. On today's show, we examine the state of the Gen Z labor force, and the distinction between youth employment and child labor.

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March 20, 2024
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  • Wailin Wong,
  • Adrian Ma,
  • and 2 more
Hyundai's Metaplant electric vehicle factory and paint shop in Bryan County under construction in October.

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  • Economy

Savannah workforce study predicts industrial labor shortage by 2025

To fill the 1,454 regional vacancies expected by 2025, the study recommends training and recruitment programs for high school graduates: 84% of new hires currently have no more than a high school diploma.

November 15, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Workers picket outside a Ford plant in Chicago on Oct. 10, 2023. The U.S. created 150,000 jobs in October, marking a slowdown from the previous month, partly as a result of the UAW strikes.

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  • Business

Job growth slowed last month, partly over the impact of the UAW strikes

The U.S. added 150,000 jobs last month, slowing down from the blistering pace seen in September. The drop was partly the result of an unprecedented autoworkers' strike.

November 03, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
A customer walks by a "Now Hiring" sign posted in front of a store in Novato, Calif., on April 7, 2023. Employers added far more jobs than expected in September, showcasing the country's resilient jobs market.

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  • Business

The job market was stunningly strong in September

Employers added 336,000 jobs in September, far more than expected. It's good news for people looking for work, but the strong labor market could complicate the Fed's fight against inflation.

October 06, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson

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  • News

Georgia unemployment holds steady in June

Georgia’s unemployment rate was unchanged last month at 3.2%, while the number of jobs rose to an all-time high, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
The Pinova plastic resin manufacturing plant in Brunswick, Georgia caught on fire on Saturday April 15, 2023. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for everyone within a 0.5 mile radius from the plant.

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  • Business

Brunswick job fair planned for laid-off Pinova workers, following April fire at company's factory

As Pinova closes operations, many former and current employees are looking for new work.

July 12, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Five people seated

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  • News

Opponents argue bill threatens state’s unemployment fund

Opponents of a bill the Georgia House of Representatives passed on the next-to-last day of this year’s legislative session are warning it could threaten a fund the state uses to pay unemployment compensation.

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the opening bell in New York City on Jan. 18, 2023. Survey after survey shows economists and CEOs expect a recession, but there's no certainty of what an economic contraction would look like – or if the U.S. economy will suffer one at all.

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  • Economy

A recession might be coming. Here's what it could look like

From a mild recession to a so-called hard landing, we sift through the wild array of recession predictions.

January 24, 2023
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By:
  • Rafael Nam and
  • Greg Rosalsky
From left, Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Chief Shane Edwards, Bibb County Sheriff David Davis and Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller during the announcement Monday of efforts to hire part time patrol deputies.

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  • Law

Macon-Bibb County will attempt to shore up its deputy ranks with part-time officers

Macon-Bibb County will attempt to shore up its understaffed deputy ranks with part-time officers.

October 17, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
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