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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...
The Best Flexible and Part-time Jobs for Retirees

With 401(k) balances plunging and the cost of things such as gasoline, food, housing and healthcare soaring, millions of recent retirees have gone back to work. However, after leaving the working world behind, these “unretirees” are not looking for just any...

The Future of Work Demands Flexibility

The pandemic brought new meaning to the word "flexibility," especially as it applies to work environments. For some, the lockdowns were a refreshing opportunity to reevaluate what systems were (or weren't) working. But for most--who were left scrambling to implement...

The Best Leaders Take Time to Mentor

Imagine the excitement a 10th-grader experiences when the Honorable Wanda Williams, Mayor of the capital city of Pennsylvania, walks into the room and embraces you with a smile. Put yourself in the sneakers of an ambitious high school or college student when...

How to Decide What Kind of Side-Gig is for You

If you have decided it is time to make some extra cash, but your 9 to 5 isn't going to be raising your salary until your annual review, maybe it is time to take on a sie-gig.  It is a side-gig culture, according to a recent study 39 percent of workers...

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