The Big Picture View from Goldman Sachs: How Will AI Affect the Global Workforce?
The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/business/long-term-unemployment-college-grads.html
For years, only a small portion of the people experiencing long spells of joblessness were college graduates. That’s starting to change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/business/long-term-unemployment-college-grads.html
For years, only a small portion of the people experiencing long spells of joblessness were college graduates. That’s starting to change.
The Job Market Is Hell
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/job-market-hell-115900392.html
Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/job-market-hell-115900392.html
Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.
America's job market is cooling, and the youngest workers are feeling it most
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/americas-job-market-is-cooling-and-the-youngest-workers-are-feeling-it-most-120003303.html/
Sluggish hiring doesn't get quite as much attention as a layoff, but it has a very broad-based impact," Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor chief economist, told Yahoo Finance on Wednesday. "It means folks can't get onto the career ladder in the first place, and it also means that workers who are employed can’t make progress up the career ladder."
Concerns about artificial intelligence replacing entry-level jobs are also playing a role.
That risk was underscored by a recent New York Fed survey, which found that 12% of service firms already using AI reported hiring fewer workers in the past six months, while nearly a quarter of firms planning to adopt AI expect to scale back hiring in the months ahead.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/americas-job-market-is-cooling-and-the-youngest-workers-are-feeling-it-most-120003303.html/
Sluggish hiring doesn't get quite as much attention as a layoff, but it has a very broad-based impact," Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor chief economist, told Yahoo Finance on Wednesday. "It means folks can't get onto the career ladder in the first place, and it also means that workers who are employed can’t make progress up the career ladder."
Concerns about artificial intelligence replacing entry-level jobs are also playing a role.
That risk was underscored by a recent New York Fed survey, which found that 12% of service firms already using AI reported hiring fewer workers in the past six months, while nearly a quarter of firms planning to adopt AI expect to scale back hiring in the months ahead.
There Is Now Clearer Evidence AI Is Wrecking Young Americans’ Job Prospects
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/ai-entry-level-job-impact-5c687c84
Young workers face rising AI competition in fields like software development, but some also benefit from AI as a helper, new research shows.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/ai-entry-level-job-impact-5c687c84
Young workers face rising AI competition in fields like software development, but some also benefit from AI as a helper, new research shows.
A Primer on “Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts About the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence”
https://bharatchandar.substack.com/p/a-primer-on-canaries-in-the-coal
Breaking down how AI is shaping the labor market.
https://bharatchandar.substack.com/p/a-primer-on-canaries-in-the-coal
Breaking down how AI is shaping the labor market.
150 job applications, rescinded offers: Computer science grads are struggling to find work
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/tech/computer-science-graduates-job-hunt-ai
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/tech/computer-science-graduates-job-hunt-ai
Thanks to the AI data center boom, it’s a good time to be an electrician
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/thanks-to-the-ai-data-center-boom-its-a-good-time-to-be-an-electrician-133026522.html
The US needs more electricians to service data centers. Unions say the workers can make a great living.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/thanks-to-the-ai-data-center-boom-its-a-good-time-to-be-an-electrician-133026522.html
The US needs more electricians to service data centers. Unions say the workers can make a great living.
'AI can’t install an HVAC system': Why Gen Z is flocking to jobs in the trades
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-cant-install-an-hvac-system-why-gen-z-is-flocking-to-jobs-in-the-trades-171735856.html
Enrollment at trade schools is expected to grow 6.6% a year for programs like HVAC and welding.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-cant-install-an-hvac-system-why-gen-z-is-flocking-to-jobs-in-the-trades-171735856.html
Enrollment at trade schools is expected to grow 6.6% a year for programs like HVAC and welding.
These AI-Skilled 20-Somethings Are Making Hundreds of Thousands a Year
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-jobs-entry-level-salary-ab2a11c0
AI and the Job Market
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2025/08/shifts-in-labor-market-conditions.html
College Degrees - No Longer a Risk-Free Investment
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2025/06/college-degrees-no-longer-risk-free.html
AI-Proofing Your Career Starts in College
American universities and colleges were originally intended to be liberal arts institutions that aimed to make well-rounded, thoughtful leaders. In contrast to the European model where students specialize early, American students were meant to get a more cursory exposure to many different fields.
This was reasonable when a small share of the population went to college and it wasn’t too expensive. But as more people pursued higher education and costs rose, the expectation changed. Students wanted a more vocational and career-focused education and were less interested in reading Plato. Meanwhile, colleges and universities stopped doing either job well. Many students struggle to apply their degree to the job market, and the education they get has become less rigorous. One study found little improvement in critical-thinking skills during the first few years among 45% of students…
The A.I. Economy Makes Our Humanity More Important Than Ever
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/opinion/ai-economy-jobs-colleges.html
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-jobs-entry-level-salary-ab2a11c0
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2025/08/shifts-in-labor-market-conditions.html
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2025/06/college-degrees-no-longer-risk-free.html
American universities and colleges were originally intended to be liberal arts institutions that aimed to make well-rounded, thoughtful leaders. In contrast to the European model where students specialize early, American students were meant to get a more cursory exposure to many different fields.
This was reasonable when a small share of the population went to college and it wasn’t too expensive. But as more people pursued higher education and costs rose, the expectation changed. Students wanted a more vocational and career-focused education and were less interested in reading Plato. Meanwhile, colleges and universities stopped doing either job well. Many students struggle to apply their degree to the job market, and the education they get has become less rigorous. One study found little improvement in critical-thinking skills during the first few years among 45% of students…
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/opinion/ai-economy-jobs-colleges.html
AI Boom, Entry-Level Bust: Why College Grads Are Struggling to Land Jobs