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The article reports on the move by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump as of July 2018 to ease federal rules and attract nontraditional drivers such as teenagers, minorities and women to resolve the shortage of truck drivers in the country. Also cited are the required number of drivers as cited by the American Trucking Associations, as well as the move by the government to allow younger drivers with military background to operate commercial vehicles.

The article explores the recruitment of refugees for vacancies in the U.S. The situation is attributed to complaints about worker shortages as many refused to fill undesirable and low-paying positions. Employers expressed on concerns on the challenge of retaining workers. The impact of the move by President Donald Trump to limit legal immigrants and refugees is discussed.

The article offers information on the growth in the employment opportunities for unemployed with a little growth in wages. Topics discussed include issues behind the attitude of prime-aged men in entering into work force entirely and even looking for a job; increase in the Labor force participation rate; and impact of inflation in deciding the wages for the employees. It also mention about the person who leave the job out of frustration.

The article focuses on reports that employers in the U.S. are adding a robust 201,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at the rock-bottom level of 3.9% in the country.

The article reports that the U.S. government said on June 3, 2016 that employers added only 38,000 workers to their payrolls in May 2016. Topics covered include how the significant slowdown in hiring will lead to a delay in the decision of the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and the decline being caused by Americans dropping out of the labor force rather than finding new jobs.

The article focuses on the growing trend of what is called the "gig economy" in America, which refers to individuals who are involved in contracting, tempting, or freelancing, instead of more stable job. The author explores the history of this trend, discusses companies that consider its employees to be independent contractors, such as car service providers Uber and Lyft, and examines how this has impacted work force and economic anxieties.

The article reports on possible impacts of the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to send immigrants from El Salvador back to their native country on the U.S. work force, and mentions that the immigrant workers has become indispensable parts of some industries.

The article discusses the impact of the changing policy for working visa to the shortage of foreign doctors in the rural areas wherein the Jordanian physicians have kept obstetrics unit open and recruiting foreign specialists in the U.S.