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AI Displacement In The Workplace Is Increasing – And Affecting Young People Most

There is good and bad news about AI disruption in the labor market. It’s still barely discernible as a trend with the technology responsible for adding around only 15 basis points to the overall unemployment rate. But, that figure has risen from 10 basis points last...

China: Proposed Social Security Law Sparks Gig Worker Pushback

With China's flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security. Guangzhou delivery vehicle driver Zhang Liang watches on warily as more graduates, former factory workers and other jobseekers...

Upwork: Skilled Freelancing Jumps To 38%

The future of work took a measurable step this month, as Upwork’s Future Workforce Index 2026 found that 38% of skilled U.S. knowledge workers now freelance. That is up sharply from 28% a year ago. The report, released July 14, surveyed 2,400 U.S. workers and paired...

‘Digital Lifeline’ – Gaza Tech Workers Give Glimpse Of Possible Future

"I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty," says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer. "But deep inside, I made a decision: it will not be the end, no matter how hard it gets. I'll keep fighting for my dreams." Wearing a headset and glued to her...
6 Essential Skills For The Next Decade

I’m so sorry to be the one to tell you this, but the year is well underway. As we venture further into this year, decade, and century, the landscape of professional advancement continues to evolve rapidly. What does that mean? Well, it’s more important than every that...

Nurse Practitioner Named Best Job Of 2024

Healthcare reigned supreme as the top category for jobs and careers, according to a survey released by U.S. News & World Report Tuesday morning. The report analyzed jobs by growth potential, work-life balance, safety, employment rate and median...

Work-From-Home Setup Still In Flux

WORK-FROM-HOME keywords have been declining in job descriptions on Jobstreet by SEEK, a leading employment platform in Southeast Asia, as hirers are still figuring out the ideal work arrangement for employees amid transitioning out of the pandemic. Lewis Ng, chief...

Hiring Seniors Can Be Financial Boon In Tight Labor Market

More senior workers are staying in the workforce than ever before, and that may be a “win-win” for employers and workers alike, writes my colleague Alexa Mikhail for Fortune’s February and March 2024 print issue. Around one-fifth of Americans...

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