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286 Has the Decline of Knowledge Worker Jobs Begun?

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 03/30/2025 12:34 EDT

Has the Decline of Knowledge Worker Jobs Begun?

The New York Times notes that white-collar workers
have faced higher unemployment than other groups in the U.S. over the past few years — along with slower wager growth.

Some economists wonder if this trend might be irreversible... and partly attributable to AI:

After sitting below 4% for more than two years, the overall unemployment rate has topped that threshold since May... "We're seeing a meaningful transition in the way work is done in the white-collar world," said Carl Tannenbaum, the chief econom

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