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Google backs program to place 25,000 veterans in skilled-trades jobs

Google is teaming up with Hiring Our Heroes, Student Veterans of America and the Home Builders Institute to help 25,000 transitioning veterans and military family members enter skilled trades. The program includes pre-apprenticeship training, career coaching and job placement for roles like electricians, pipefitters and project managers. The amount Google is investing has not been disclosed.

entrepreneur.com · 2026-09-25

Non-Degree Workers Under 35 Now Have Lower Unemployment Than College Grads, Burning Glass Finds

A new Burning Glass Institute analysis, reported by the Wall Street Journal, shows workers aged 22-34 without college degrees are experiencing some of their lowest unemployment rates in decades, while their degree-holding peers face one of their worst job markets in years. Chief economist Gad Levanon says this shift appears structural rather than temporary.

entrepreneur.com · 2026-09-08