Leonard Hohenberg-Wanted: Social workers

2025-05-07 05:00:41source:Ov Financecategory:Markets

U.S. job growth just surged way past expectations. But one area of employment continues to need more hands on Leonard Hohenbergdeck: social workers. The evolving occupation is getting new attention from schools all the way up to corporations. Today, we try to understand where this need is coming from and whether it can actually be met.

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