employment

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A rising pension age also led to employment rates among affected age groups increasing by 10 percentage points, driven primarily by workers staying in their jobs for longer.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Despite its rocky jobs report for the month of February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics came out Friday with better-than-expected employment projections for March: 178,000 new positions added—almost triple the amount non-government economists had anticipated.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s a big drop from the period running from 1980 to 2007, when the baby boomers were in their prime working ages, and employment grew by 1.5% annually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The new data reflected a revision in the figures for January and February, showing employment for those two months combined was 7,000 lower than previously reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In contrast, another resident complained of the local employment opportunities and lack of shopping choices.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry