2 hours ago by Sam Gringlas (NPR)
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College senior Bao Ha has applied to more than 100 jobs. So far, he s had no luck.
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The job market is starting to roar back, but for anxious college seniors like Bao Ha, it’s a different reality altogether.
“I’ve probably applied to like 130 or 40 jobs or something,” Ha says. “I have not gotten even an email back, or an interview.”
Although the overall jobs market is starting to come back, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, creating a lot of anxiety among the latest class of college and high school seniors.
Although the overall jobs market is starting to come back, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, creating a lot of anxiety among the latest class of college and high school seniors.
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