Tag: hiring
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U.S. Forest Service pauses seasonal employee hiring amid budget shortfall
The U.S. Forest Service says it will not hire seasonal employees in the next fiscal year because of expected cuts to its budget, just as fire seasons grow longer, hotter and deadlier. Rank-and-file employees and union representatives have warned for years that low pay is leading firefighters to find employment elsewhere, contributing to high attrition…
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China’s youth unemployment hits fresh high amid economic slowdown and restrictive hiring policies
China’s youth unemployment rate in August rose to the highest level since the new system of record-keeping began in December, driven by an economic slowdown and restrictive hiring policies, according to analysts. The jobless rate for people in China ages 16 to 24, and not in school, rose to 18.8% last month, data from the National…