The city of Manchester has the fifth-highest labor force participation rate of people aged 16-24 nationwide, WalletHub found. The metric was featured in a report on the best American cities for summer jobs this year. However, the Queen City ranked 90th overall in terms of summer job opportunities. Meanwhile, Nashua ranked 22nd overall, having the third-lowest national rate of people aged 16-24 living in poverty.
Asurvey of 1,128 U.S. business leaders by ResumeTemplates.com found that more than half of companies are “quiet firing” employees this year, or 53% total. Quiet firing is “pushing employees out indirectly through delayed raises, heavier workloads and reduced benefits.” Of them, 41% are using quiet firing to remove specific employees, and 34% are doing so to reduce severance costs and minimize legal liabilities.
On climate and energy issues, three-fifths of Americans feel stricter environmental laws are “worth the cost,” according to the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 36,908 U.S. adults. The other 38% stated that the cost would harm the economy and lead to a loss of too many jobs. In New Hampshire, between 61% and 70% of respondents stated that they believe regulation would be worthwhile.
New survey data from ResumeTemplates.com shows that two-fifths of hiring managers feel young adults should prioritize experience over degrees, indicating a shift toward skills-based hiring. Of the 1,000 managers surveyed, 25% said their companies have dropped bachelor’s degree requirements or plan to this year. For those who removed them, 84% said this has been a successful change in hiring.
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances, more than 9 in 10 Americans report visiting webpages that mention AI-related terms, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 900 U.S. adults. Half (49%) visited a page where AI was the focus, and 58% viewed a search page with an AI-generated summary.
Compiled by Trisha Nail from press releases and news reports.
