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  • Multi-ethnic friends graduating together, in cap and gown. Main focus on African American girl in middle, waving at camera.

    The Most Promising Jobs for High School Graduates in 2023

    Is Gen Z choosing work over school? College enrollment has dropped by 190,000 fewer students since 2021, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. And it seems the declining trend could continue in coming years, thanks to the pandemic, the economy,…

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    Bed Bath & Beyond Closing 149 More Stores – See the List

    Bed Bath and Beyond said it is closing 149 more stores, an announcement that comes just days after it secured a last-ditch stock offering to infuse $1 billion into the company as it desperately seeks to fend off bankruptcy. The…

  • Young businesswoman having problems in the office

    Companies That Made Big Layoffs Amid Bigger Recession Worries

    Though the U.S. continues to see record-low unemployment rates that it hasn’t seen in more than half a century, the tide is turning thanks to a looming recession. Big corporations are hedging their bets and laying off employees by the thousands to…

  • Annapolis, MD, USA 05-02-2021: Historical Maryland State Capitol building in Annapolis, the oldest state house that is still in use. It is inside a scenic garden with people walking around in spring.

    Maryland Workers May Soon Get a 4-Day Workweek

    In an effort to provide workers with a better work-life balance, lawmakers in Maryland are proposing to subsidize businesses that implement a four-day workweek. Dubbed the Four-Day Workweek Act of 2023, the Maryland proposal seeks to provide a tax credit…

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    Burrito Season Is Real, and Chipotle Is Hiring 15,000 Workers To Prepare for It

    Move over, swimsuit season, because burrito season is where it’s at.  Every year from March to May, customers flock to Chipotle (and probably other burrito chains) in some sort of burrito feeding frenzy. The company attributes the phenomenon to various…

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    Teacher Quits To Work at Costco, Now ‘Everything Is Better’

    Teacher satisfaction hit an all-time low in 2022, with 44% of educators saying that they’d likely quit and find a different job within the next two years, according to the Merrimack College Teacher Survey. While not all of those respondents…