Ray A. Smith
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910 appearances
20 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2018
last heard Nov 2024
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And are your wages enough so that you won't feel like you're just living paycheck to paycheck?
Yeah, my colleague Sound V. Bangalore found this young man.
The cost of living played a big role in his decision to relocate to Charlotte earlier this year.
He had spent his 20s in more expensive cities such as Miami, and he said his spending on food and gas in Charlotte is about half what it was in Miami.
He basically told us, I don't want to be broke in a sexy city.
I want to be thriving in a mediocre city.
He says his money just went so much further in Charlotte.
Yes, it is.
WSJ Your Money Briefing · Why the Strong Labor Market Is Weak for Many 20-Somethings · 22 Jul 2024
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They're at the moment where they're trying to
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crack the professional job market while the rest of the workforce is coming down from post-pandemic job hopping, what people were calling the great resignation.
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And so now there are fewer entry-level openings because that job hopping has slowed down.
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Sure.
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In general, we're talking about all college-educated workers, but especially those early in their careers, recent graduates, people in their 20s.
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One reason is that many people in their 20s, they're at the moment where they're trying to
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crack the professional job market while the rest of the workforce is coming down from post-pandemic job hopping.
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There was a lot of job hopping, what people were calling the great resignation.
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And so now there are fewer entry-level openings because that job hopping has slowed down.
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You would think that.
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But the bottom line is that other workers aren't leaving.
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And there's something economists are calling the big stay.
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