FARGO — A Trump administration decision to pause a program that helps train young underserved adults for careers has left the organization’s lone employee in Fargo without a job.

The future of Job Corps’ North Dakota branch remains uncertain as it prepares to close at the end of the month, an official with the group said.

Bryce Young, a career transition specialist for Job Corps in Fargo, told The Forum that he was laid off Tuesday, June 3, as a result of the U.S. Labor Department’s announcement. The federal agency said Thursday it would implement a “phased pause in operations” for Job Corps, with centers across the country ceasing work by June 30.

Young said he helps students who have left Job Corps after they graduated find employment or services, including connections to housing, foo

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