applicants
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At the same time, the rate of information-sector applicants saying they plan to hire workers has experienced the sharpest decline of any measured industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
As of June 30 this year, the app had 16,000 registered members -- whittled down from around 36,000 applicants -- and 760 couples in "serious relationships", according to government data released this month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
It’s already a fraught time for younger applicants, including the 20-something job hunters doing interviews on their phones instead of on a computer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The department said its analysis of the school’s data showed the admission rate for Black applicants was more than double the rate for white applicants in three straight years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Throughout the United States, public housing agencies have adopted exclusionary policies that deny eligibility to applicants even with the most minor criminal backgrounds.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
