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US job openings climbed to 7.6 million in April

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings jumped in April as the labor market looked resilient despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war. U.S. employers posted 7.6 million job vacancies in April, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, up from 6.9 million in March and most since May ...

Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem

WASHINGTON (AP) — The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent college graduates, a study released Monday has found. The study, by the Federal Reserve Bank of ...

Business at a glance

Treatment center to present ribbon-cutting event Friday ReNew U Therapy & Wellness, an outpatient mental health and substance-use treatment center, invites the community to celebrate the ribbon cutting of its 2125 Glenwood Ave. location in Youngstown at 11 a.m. Friday. The ceremony marks ...

Shortening the runway

NEW YORK (AP) — First, the bad news. Users of credit cards that accrue airline miles and points toward various travel perks are likely to find their balances won’t take them as far this summer. As jet fuel prices have jumped during the Iran war, so have the cost of airline tickets and ...

MVYP celebrates 25 Under 35 MVP honorees

Staff report POLAND — Three young leaders whose work is shaping public service, small business and community identity have been named the 2026 Mahoning Valley Young Professionals 25 Under 35 MVP honorees. MVYP, an affiliate of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, recognized its latest ...

Jobs services issues weekly unemployment report

Staff report The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Thursday that Ohioans filed 4,754 initial unemployment claims last week, which were 900 fewer than the previous week. Ohioans filed 40,552 continued unemployment claims last week, which was 711 more than the previous ...