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UK Graduate Job Market Crisis: Boomerang Kids and AI Recruitment

The number of UK university graduates returning home after Easter without jobs has increased significantly in 2023, creating a 'boomerang kids' effect due to a highly competitive job market, AI-driven recruitment, and rising tuition fees.

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Nissan Announces 20,000 Global Job Cuts Amidst ¥670.9 Billion Net Loss

Nissan Motor announced 20,000 job cuts globally by 2027 due to a ¥670.9 billion net loss in fiscal year 2024, attributed to asset depreciation and increased costs; the restructuring includes reducing production plants from 17 to 10 and a 30% production volume decrease (excluding China).

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Soaring Rents Outpace Wage Growth, Creating U.S. Housing Crisis

U.S. apartment rents increased almost 30% since April 2020 to \$1,858 monthly, while median income rose 22.5% to roughly \$82,000; Zillow data shows renters needing \$80,000 annually for typical apartments, up from \$60,000 in 2020, with eight major cities requiring six-figure salaries.

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UK Job Market Weakens Amidst Falling Payrolls and Vacancies

The UK job market weakened in early 2025, with payrolls falling by 47,000 in March and an estimated 33,000 in April, and job vacancies dropping by 42,000 to 761,000 (Feb-Apr). Unemployment rose to 4.5%, while wage growth, at 5.6%, remains a concern for the Bank of England.

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UK Job Market Slowdown: April Figures Reveal 33,000 Payroll Drop

UK payroll employment fell by 33,000 in April, with vacancies down 42,000, pushing unemployment to 4.5 percent; this slowdown is attributed to increased National Insurance and the National Living Wage, alongside global uncertainty.

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Tata Steel IJmuiden Reports €90 Million Profit After Job Cut Announcement

Tata Steel's IJmuiden plant reported a €90 million profit in the year to March 2025, despite previously announcing 1,600 job cuts due to poor financial performance; this follows years of losses and contrasts with the strong performance of the parent company's Indian operations.

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Valero Refinery Closure in Benicia to Displace Hundreds, Exposing 'Just Transition' Shortcomings

Valero Energy will close its 170,000 barrels-per-day Benicia, California refinery in April 2026, resulting in over 400 job losses and a significant reduction in city revenue; past experiences show that retraining efforts often fail to provide comparable employment for displaced refinery workers.

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NJ Transit Faces Potential Strike, $1.363 Billion Cost

Negotiations between New Jersey Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have stalled, threatening a strike on May 16 that could disrupt service for 350,000 commuters and cost New Jersey taxpayers $1.363 billion over five years. The union demands an average salary of $...

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UK Unemployment Hits Almost Four-Year High Amidst Labor Market Slowdown

The UK unemployment rate rose to 4.5% in Q1 2024, the highest since summer 2021, driven by a decrease in job vacancies (761,000, down 131,000 year-on-year) and weaker pay growth (5.6%, down from 5.9%), amid increased employer NICs and the national living wage.

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Canada's Construction Shortage: The Need for More Women in Skilled Trades

Despite a critical need for 350,000 new construction workers in Canada over the next decade, women only make up 8.3 percent of skilled trades workers in 2022, prompting initiatives like NSCC's Women Unlimited program to recruit and retain more women in the field.

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McDonald's to Hire 375,000 Amid Sales Decline

McDonald's announced plans to hire up to 375,000 workers across its 13,000 US restaurants, its largest hiring drive in five years, to support expansion plans and address high employee turnover amid declining sales.

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Side Gigs Surge Amid Economic Uncertainty

Amid economic uncertainty and inflation, 71% of Americans are actively seeking secondary income through side gigs, such as freelancing and online tutoring, to combat rising costs and job insecurity, with the average gig earning $891 per month.

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