The fight over job training for younger people
Jun 26, 2025•7 min
Episode description
A federal judge has stopped the Labor Department from halting operations at the federal Job Corps program, which gives teenagers and young adults training in trades like construction and car repair. We'll hear about the costs of the program — and the potential costs of cutting it. Plus, economic growth has been revised downward, and a new report finds that home ownership costs are uncomfortably high in nearly 80% of U.S. counties.
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