*Help wanted* Layoffs have swept the aid sector <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjqaE1OeEFWxM7mfkEDZpzTgHZ4CQGG_igDsW4b951DNXB-hRx3L9HntH3rccJe8ACnn7hU_9iVCh8oAX8UhUKz2nJ5wlxtPFxQ8j_z1PfMxPwLdRtOZ5-uK_0LP5d5CCh4dZQ9R4-SzzWXmj7VMCwSO8-yPiABdXDmJTyte4ns4rI6RUgrpcZktvzylqOO_rmdml2AhM2VYRUS0Vi-_VBVAvnWuqTPJQ3LycwQhAqM7NJc7WXxxc4GyeGtiE_nIMA==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevBu1mmicFx6YgzSaa5i8TBSmH5e9vfFUwbZWq16kSObdQqgLMtDyACEOwlj0Tc9MVZs=> since Trump came to office — but *there are still job opportunities*, including in the U.S. In fact, we found that despite many firms facing financial hardship, the number of *job openings posted in the U.S. has dropped only by around 6%* compared to the previous year.
That doesn’t mean it’s a jobs bonanza, but it’s not an employment apocalypse either. At the United Nations, for example, the picture is very mixed. While there have been layoffs <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiKRGbNY2OKC42jxnUn9zvotXnqnOyP01r74Lug6QkTjdUimmi1XNfc1m04b2LBkjFBRvPX9Qjhmq88hLc2ZDjxeyGv9sMt7KniMXsvcu9SKy3HCpFfxkW4E99tTV2dG99mTrtMO5yl2uS5z1wvhPWqlGJ64TpC6XmmxL2LZTQcbzxlQ8JrLP-JjsyMQWaY6DCfZUuYYkdiNKN04aPk0t70aBBqLjHII9Yqtv_mnGY5slhU7sHnRR9pYNz8YAvRJGw==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevBu1mmicFx6YgzSaa5i8TBSmH5e9vfFUwbZWq16kSObdQqgLMtDyACEOwlj0Tc9MVZs=> at the International Migration Organization and a hiring freeze <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POnt089Az7w2_I5g6O4v-mT9XKad9H14OSgXpEujZfIpvfxewFE2BeAK2tdm0bN118_vDB4KmKRBvUdv4Rxq1y3J4uWVT1KAmawyFxLpReUpn0BNHnHzraaTmQ6sB-WT_1N3xU_64TBEMkKClWmaXszz0CcwnUz8MnOBdR7wpPPgnwUzQfSnyJ5Y3903YhI9TQ3g_vlJZ20BqKybKS3PT2Zve8SrWi3Hxdc3m9e_QN_iAySff0RWCFvOGIZfOacr75A==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevBu1mmicFx6YgzSaa5i8TBSmH5e9vfFUwbZWq16kSObdQqgLMtDyACEOwlj0Tc9MVZs=> at other U.N. agencies such as the World Health Organization, other agencies such as UNICEF and the U.N. Development Programme are still actively hiring. U.S.-based foundations such as the Gates Foundation and NGOs such as Samaritan’s Purse are also among those seeking new hires. My colleagues Genevieve Gregorio and Kristiana Louise Ortega spotlight key global development organizations that are actively recruiting <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhK7YnViAOO7in6aIQqvQY_N-0QbCyQdydQPT6I6po6hToPxOszB1wuOmYxA8EcVtPembeti7kLpTl0CAMut9_VZp5W8X-Yf8c8rYECOhzLD6rNd0uXaxFvqSn4QFjmyKkNoRlVfS8BIG-ApZGITy7ahY5TT4PIriKxndhvPg_ygT_SQK17UljlsdVJ4ljFVrs68vjsZaPYT-0sDhdkSBFk=/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevBu1mmicFx6YgzSaa5i8TBSmH5e9vfFUwbZWq16kSObdQqgLMtDyACEOwlj0Tc9MVZs=> in the United States despite the funding freeze. *Read:* Who is still hiring in the US? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhK7YnViAOO7in6aIQqvQY_N-0QbCyQdydQPT6I6po6hToPxOszB1wuOmYxA8EcVtPembeti7kLpTl0CAMut9_VZp5W8X-Yf8c8rYECOhzLD6rNd0uXaxFvqSn4QFjmyKkNoRlVfS8BIG-ApZGITy7ahY5TT4PIriKxndhvPg_ygT_SQK17UljlsdVJ4ljFVrpWqwTCwJGFjV7cygdvTBMg=/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZa_MevBu1mmicFx6YgzSaa5i8TBSmH5e9vfFUwbZWq16kSObdQqgLMtDyACEOwlj0Tc9MVZs=>
