labor market
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The Discount That Was Never Negotiated: What an Unhappy Workforce Actually Costs

Quits are back to 2015 levels while engagement sits at a decade low. The unhappy stopped leaving — and the cost moved somewhere no income statement shows it. Continue reading
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The Strong Jobs Report Hides a Quieter Story: AI Is Erasing 16,000 US Jobs Every Month

The US added 172,000 jobs in May 2026, more than double the consensus forecast. Continue reading
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