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The August Jobs Report Lands September 4 and 3 Numbers Job Seekers Should Watch

The August Employment Situation arrives Friday at 8:30am Eastern. Payrolls fell 23,000 in July and revisions cut 103,000. Three numbers that matter most.

September 3, 2026Read Article

Technology

Microsoft Reorganized Into 2 Segments and Where the Hiring Is Heading in 2026

Microsoft is collapsing three reporting segments into two and disclosing Azure revenue for the first time. What the new structure signals about hiring.

September 3, 2026Read Article

Government Jobs

Kansas Rebuilt Unemployment Filing With AI and What Laid Off Workers Should Expect in 2026

Kansas cut unemployment benefit processing times by nearly 80 percent and now handles 90 percent of claims without an agent. What it means when you file.

September 3, 2026Read Article

Meta Stops Grading Engineers on AI Token Counts and What That Signals for Your Review

Meta has removed AI usage from its performance review criteria after a year of pushing staff to maximise tokens. What the reversal signals for your review.

September 3, 2026Read Article

Jobs

CVS Store Closures Are Reshaping Retail Pharmacy Jobs in 2026

CVS is closing weaker stores while opening about 60 new ones, its first net growth in years. What the reshuffle means for pharmacy careers.

September 3, 2026Read Article

Labor Market

Private Hiring Slowed to 38,000 in August and What That Means for Your Job Search

Private employers added 38,000 jobs in August, the slowest since January. Education and health took the whole gain. What it means for your search.

September 3, 2026Read Article

Jobs

Google Turns a West Virginia Strip Mine Into a Battery Site and Energy Jobs Follow in 2026

A 350 million dollar solar and zinc battery project is rising on 500 abandoned coal acres in West Virginia. What it means for energy careers.

September 3, 2026Read Article

Layoffs

Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs and What a Flatter Org Chart Means for Middle Managers

Uber is cutting 3,300 jobs, about 10 percent of staff, and reducing managers by 20 percent. What a flatter org chart means for your career.

September 3, 2026Read Article

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Technology

California Moves to Ban Employers From Reading Your Emotions and Neural Data

California's AB 1883 would ban employers using AI to read an employee's emotional state or collect neural data, with a $500 per-violation penalty attached.

September 2, 2026Read Article

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Salary

Korn Ferry Puts 2027 Raises at 8.3 Percent in India and 3.3 Percent in the US

Korn Ferry surveyed 5,512 employers across 135 countries. India budgets 8.3 percent raises for 2027, the US 3.3 percent, Switzerland just 1.7 percent.

September 2, 2026Read Article

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Labor Market

July JOLTS Shows 7.3 Million Openings and the Lowest Layoffs Since January

July JOLTS put openings at 7.3 million and layoffs at 1.67 million, the lowest since January. What a frozen but safe job market means for your next move.

September 2, 2026Read Article

China

China's Online Performers Are Losing Work to Their Own AI Doubles

95% of China's Q1 micro-dramas were AI-generated and a minute of video now costs $90. How performers responded, and what likeness licensing means for any career.

September 1, 2026Read Article

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