High school apprenticeships are slowly spreading, as young people become more disillusioned with four-year college and well-paying jobs that don’t require bachelor’s degrees go begging.

Alligator Alcatraz is now open with its first group of undocumented immigrant detainees housed in Florida’s Everglades.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% and employers added a stronger-than-expected 147,000 jobs in ...