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If you want to understand the likely impact of the president’s proposed cuts to federal programs, you need look no farther than a Brooklyn neighborhood where those initiatives make a…

ByAdam Wisnieski 0Comments

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Mar 2017

In Depth

CityViews: Want to Help Young Immigrants? Get Them into the Workforce.

Unemployment is sharply higher among foreign-born New Yorkers under age 24 than for their native counterparts. As New York strives to be a national leader in welcoming immigrants, creating stronger…

ByKevin Stump

ByNily Rozic 2Comments

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Jan 2016

Economy In Depth Investigations Podcasts

Audio: The New Math on Green Jobs

It isn’t that green jobs don’t exist. It’s that instead of new jobs materializing, existing jobs got greener.

ByJack D'Isidoro 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Economy In Depth Investigations

Why a Green Jobs Program Produced So Few Jobs

Some hoped the Green Jobs/Green New York program would produce as many as 14,000, but it appears to have generated but a few hundred. People who worked with the initiative…

ByRose Itzcovitz 2Comments

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Jan 2016

Economy Investigations

NYS’s Green-Energy Loans Played Hard to Get

Some borrowers report positive experiences—and significant savings—under the Green Jobs/Green New York program. But others had a frustrating time with the loan program’s rules and processes.

ByAnnamarya Scaccia

ByBrooke L. Williams 0Comments

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Nov 2015

In Depth

How a New NYC Law Will Change Life for Employers and Job-Seekers

The Fair Chance Act will restrict when employers can ask about an applicant’s criminal record and how that information is handled when it comes to deciding whom to hire. A…

ByMarc Bussanich 0Comments

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Oct 2015

In Depth

New York Workforce Grows but More Slowly Than Most States’

New York continues to rank among the states with significant decreases in its unemployment rate and increases in job numbers.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2015

In Depth Video

Why is New York City’s Growing Technology Sector so White?

And what does a recent report tell us about how to diversify it?

ByMarc Bussanich 3Comments

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Sep 2015

Economy In Depth Video

WorkSite Video: Finding Work for the Hard-to-Place

An improving job market looks less inviting to those with little education or an inconsistent work history. But there are ways to navigate around those obstacles.

ByMelissa Rose Cooper 0Comments

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Jul 2015

In Depth Video

Is Your Job Meaningful?

A recent survey asked workers to rank the most and least meaningful jobs. But this video report finds that meaning is in the eye of the beholder. Breaking into meaningful…

ByMarc Bussanich 0Comments

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