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The Number Of Young Men Not Working Has Doubled In 15 Years

The Number Of Young Men Not Working Has Doubled In 15 Years

Authored by Robert Donachie via The Daily Signal,

Young men are working less and playing video games more, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research study published Monday.

Men ages 21 to 30 years old worked 12 percent fewer hours in 2015 than they did in 2000, the economists found. Around 15 percent of young men worked zero weeks in 2015, a rate nearly double that of 2000.

Chicago's Terrible New Plan To Force High School Kids Into The Military

Chicago's Terrible New Plan To Force High School Kids Into The Military

Authored by Alice Salles via TheAntiMedia.org,

Chicago, Illinois, has a chronic inflated state problem disguised as a schooling problem. In order to eradicate the symptom, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has decided to attack those who suffer from it and not the actual root of the problem — adopting a classic “more of the same” approach.

June Payrolls Preview: With The Fed On Autopilot, You Can Skip This One

June Payrolls Preview: With The Fed On Autopilot, You Can Skip This One

After a poor March jobs report, followed by an April scorcher, then another debacle in May, the June payrolls report due at 8:30am will be... very much irrelevant, because as Citi pointed out earlier, the Fed is now data-independent and will keep hiking until financial conditions finally tighten (read: stocks drop). In other words, with the Fed on autopilot, feel free to skip this one - it hardly matters. For what it's worth, here are the consensus expectations for tomorrow's report:

If You Want To Get A New Job, Don't Do This On Social Media

If You Want To Get A New Job, Don't Do This On Social Media

What you say and do on social media has consequences: just ask Donald Trump. It will also determine if you get that new job you've had your eye on.

According to a new survey released by Challenger Gray, as increasingly more social media platforms become popular, job seekers continue to expand their online footprints, creating and building multiple profiles. And, as a result, the overwhelming majority of job recruiters are turning to the internet as a means of ensuring that potential job candidates are a good fit for their companies.

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