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As companies slow hiring and job growth stalls, many Americans feel lucky just to have a job. A new survey…
This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again
Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise-software powerhouse IgniteTech, was unwavering as he reflected on the most radical decision of his decades-long…
AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that’s masking a darker reality
Despite breathless headlines warning of a robot takeover in the workforce, a new research briefing from Oxford Economics casts doubt…
Is AI really killing finance and banking jobs? Wall Street’s layoffs may be more hype than takeover
In a letter to shareholders last year, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon delivered an uncomfortable truth: AI “may reduce certain job…
The AI efficiency illusion: why cutting 1.1 million jobs will stifle, not scale, your strategy
We are witnessing a false dawn of efficiency. Throughout 2025, corporate America has engaged in a frantic restructuring of the…
Our data shows that companies of 500 and fewer workers mostly avoided the AI layoffs. They’re making AI work for them
Recently news outlets reported that layoff announcements have reached pandemic levels, which is highly concerning, but certainly not unforeseen. At…
Since early 2022, just before widespread AI-hype, U.S. job-openings as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics have fallen from…
Frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says
The U.S. job market hasn’t collapsed, but is no longer overheating, snapping back, or even cooling in a conventional sense.…
Powell warns of a ‘very unusual’ economy as inflation remains high amid a weakening job market
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday described the U.S. economy as “very unusual,” saying policymakers are navigating a rare…
Top economist Diane Swonk: Jerome Powell risks losing the Fed’s credibility on a gamble about AI and immigration
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. labor market may be significantly weaker than the official…












