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Re:The percentage of Americans who are employed has fallen f... by nine_zeros on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @05:58PM (#23707264)
> Has he explored working holiday opportunities in other countries, perhaps Australia or Europe? Not a solution to the employment situation in the US, but perhaps an improved chance of success.

Why are people downvoting this? Teenagers in EU and Australia routinely travel around the world for jobs. Once they grow up, they become excellent hires at "real" jobs because of skills gained at such jobs.

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Re:The percentage of Americans who are employed has fallen f... by bojo on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @06:11PM (#23707392)
> Why are people downvoting this?

Probably due to the travel ban being imposed against people from the US by those places right now.

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Re:The percentage of Americans who are employed has fallen f... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @06:12PM (#23707404)
Travel bans aren't going to last forever.
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Re:The percentage of Americans who are employed has fallen f... by kiwidrew on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @06:27PM (#23707525)
The travel bans will last as long as it takes for the US to get their pandemic under control, and given the current (lack of any) progress towards that outcome "forever" might not be much of an exaggeration.
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