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At the end of the day, we are still in the hole and we are still in a pandemic, said Nicole Smith, chief economist at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Meanwhile, younger workers are lagging behind. The overall unemployment rate for March was 6%, but 20- to 24-years old are facing a 10.3% unemployment rate. The 2020 grads aren t eligible for unemployment benefits, although those who worked part-time may have qualified through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, created by the CARES Act. Benefits through that federal program have been extended through Labor Day. The weak outlook has led many to take a job out of desperation, with 73% of recent or pending graduates saying they ve done so, according to Monster s survey, which was conducted with Wakefield Research. It polled 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18-24 who are recent or upcoming grads, and 500 U.S. adults ages 18-24 who are non-graduates, between March 16 and March 26, 2021. ....
Paid leave is infrastructure. Child care is infrastructure. Caregiving is infrastructure, she wrote. This prompted a wave of backlash, particularly from conservatives writer Christina Sommers posted a photo of (presumably) her dog and the words, Izzy is infrastructure. Ranch dressing is infrastructure, quipped the Daily Wire. And on and on and on. Spoiler: Washington won t reach consensus over what infrastructure means. But Gillibrand s tweet gets at a different facet of that conversation: that infrastructure is a gender issue. And that idea is particularly important as the president pitches his plan as a salve for the pandemic-battered economy in which women, particularly women of color, have been left further behind. ....
WKBT April 15, 2021 2:23 PM Anna Helhoski Posted: Updated: Getty Images A cautionary note for the high school classes of 2020 and 2021: Waiting to enroll in college decreases the likelihood you’ll ever attend or complete a degree. It’s a valid concern for both cohorts. Due to the pandemic, undergraduate enrollment was down 2.5% in fall 2020 and down 4.5% for spring 2021, compared with the previous fall and spring, respectively, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. There are also warning signs of an enrollment slump to come. The class of 2021 is lagging in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. The application is the gatekeeper for college financial aid and, as of April 2, 2021, completion is down 7% compared with applications completed by the same time last year. FAFSA completions are an indicator of enrollment for the upcoming academic year, says Bill DeBaun, director of data an ....
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