Across the US, the job market has picked up – and unemployment is falling as the country drops social restrictions. Yet as young Americans think about their careers in this new economic environment, a study has found that for most people, their dream job is likely to be unattainable.

The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the precarious nature of gig-based work, especially for Gen Zers and Yers. With young people facing dim career prospects amid an economic downturn, how can businesses within the gig economy evolve to acknowledge their reconfigured needs and values?

Amid the swirling debates of inequality and income gaps in the US, a new metric has been released that could indicate future social mobility struggles. College enrollment figures are down, with community colleges the hardest hit, potentially creating a ripple effect that could be felt for generations.

The changing nature of work, combined with precarity caused by COVID-19, is igniting an interest in a neglected model of worker-led leadership: unionization. Secretly Group Union is blazing a trail by championing the rights of the collective to safeguard jobs in the creative industries.