On Friday, March 10, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a report which included preliminary national unemployment numbers for February.
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The Retention Problem: Women are Going Into Tech But are Also Being Driven Out
By 2029, there will be 3.6 million computing jobs in the U.S., but there will only be enough college graduates with computing degrees to fill 24% of these jobs.
Night Skies are Getting 9.6% Brighter Every Year as Light Pollution Erases Stars for Everyone
For most of human history, the stars blazed in an otherwise dark night sky. But starting around the Industrial Revolution, as artificial light increasingly lit cities and towns at night, the stars began to disappear.
Chiefs Win Super Bowl LVII
Kansas City emerged victorious in this year’s Super Bowl after a thrilling 38-35 instant classic against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Atlanta’s BeltLine Shows How Urban Parks can Drive ‘Green Gentrification’ if Cities Don’t Think About Affordable Housing at the Start
Is Atlanta a good place to live? Recent rankings certainly say so.
Monterey Park: A Pioneering Asian American Suburb Shaken by the Tragedy of a Mass Shooting
For Americans of Asian descent, Monterey Park – a town near Los Angeles, located in the San Gabriel Valley – is a cultural center.
Behavioral Telehealth Loses Momentum Without a Regulatory Boost
Controlled substances became a little less controlled during the pandemic. That benefited both patients (for their health) and telehealth startups (to make money).
National Unemployment Drops As Jobs Increase
In December, the national unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent, down 0.1 percent from the previous month.
More Women are Being Detained as Jail Populations Near Pre-COVID Levels
Jail populations throughout the country have reverted to nearly pre-pandemic levels after seeing big declines in the early months of 2020.
A Closer Look at the Problem of Contaminated Drinking Water Wells in NC
Under a special state fund 658 drinking water wells were sampled for contamination, many of them in Wake County