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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

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    The big drop in long-term unemploymentThe big drop in long-term unemployment
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    Long-term unemployment has fallen bigtime in the last year. But why?

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Employers add 248,000 jobs in SeptemberEmployers add 248,000 jobs in September
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    Jobs grew by more than expected last month

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Poverty
    Poverty isn’t just about having little money; it’s about not knowing when you’ll have morePoverty isn’t just about having little money; it’s about not knowing when you’ll have more
    Poverty

    We define poverty with income levels, but there’s an entire dimension that that misses

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Technology
    Welcome to the girls’ science workshop about makeupWelcome to the girls’ science workshop about makeup
    Technology

    A science center’s sparkletastic girls’ programming has its Facebook page in an uproar

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Almanac
    A map of the Midwest, as estimated by 100 other mapsA map of the Midwest, as estimated by 100 other maps
    Almanac

    A cartographer has made a map of what lots of other places say constitutes the Midwest. The results are questionable.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Don’t do an online, for-profit program if you want to get a job afterDon’t do an online, for-profit program if you want to get a job after
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    A new study shows graduates of online, for-profit degree programs did significantly worse than their public-school peers at getting noticed by employers.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Unemployed women are more likely to quit looking for work than to find itUnemployed women are more likely to quit looking for work than to find it
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    Men and women are finding work again, but for women, dropping out of the labor force is still more likely than finding a job.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    How bands are letting fans vote on where they tour — and why it doesn’t always workHow bands are letting fans vote on where they tour — and why it doesn’t always work
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    Foo Fighters fans used crowdfunding to lure the band to Richmond. A tour booking agent explained to us what’s tough about doing that.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Poverty
    “Poverty is fucking expensive”“Poverty is fucking expensive”
    Poverty

    One woman explains why it’s so hard to take the bootstrap route from the lower to middle class

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Criminal Justice
    Why didn’t Eric Holder do more to prosecute big banks?Why didn’t Eric Holder do more to prosecute big banks?
    Criminal Justice

    The Holder-era DOJ’s post-crisis legacy may be lots of bark but little bite

    By Danielle Kurtzleben