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Amid widespread layoffs and economic disruption, a new report from Goodwill Industries reveals a number of critical gaps in the reality of today's workforce. The Workforce in Flux: Americans and the Changing World of Work report, includes findings that allude to a deepening "generational recession" affecting the nation's youngest workers as well as a widening gap between AI expectations and reality.
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Opening Doors for Georgia’s Foster Youth Through Technical Education
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Japan Trade Deal to Bring $600M ‘Diamond Grit’ Factory to Georgia
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