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American officeImage credit: Canva Walking into a local coffee shop or checking in at a hotel, you might be greeted by a cashier or front desk clerk who spent years earning a college degree, sometimes a master’s. It’s not unusual anymore. According to a new report by MyPerfectResume, the US workforce is experiencing a dramatic…
A visual representation of a subdued US labour market, showing office workers at desks while job seekers queue or browse job listings, symbolising the growing caution among employees and rising competition for limited job openings as hiring slows across industries. The American labour market, once fuelled by bold career moves and aggressive hiring, is beginning…
At a time when students are constantly told to be “job-ready”, Nobel Prize–winning economist Esther Duflo offered a very different — and quietly powerful — message. Speaking at the 19th Jaipur Literature Festival, she reminded young people that the skills they are racing to acquire today may not be the ones that shape their careers…
Americans are earning, but they are spending carefully. For the fifth month in a row, consumer confidence in the US has dropped. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 89.1 in December from 92.9 in November. Economists had expected it to be 91.0. The drop shows a surprising reality: Jobs…
There are a plethora of “Open” and “Actively recruiting” jobs. And there are a myriad of applicants. Yet, the positions in the corporations sit empty. Workers are constantly scrolling past job boards, bemused and frustrated. Do jobs exist? Yes. Are willing workers present? Of course, yes. So, why doesn’t it add up?The answer isn’t laziness….
35% of US parents now favour trade or technical education over college For years, college was treated as a default next step after school, almost a guarantee of stability and upward mobility. That certainty is now under strain. Across the United States, families are questioning whether a four-year degree still delivers the return it once…
Why Americans Under 30 Are Facing Career Uncertainty — and What It Means for Their Future For Americans under 30, the nation’s promise often feels like a distant horizon. A new Harvard Institute of Politics survey reveals a generation under profound strain, confronting uncertainty not only about democracy and governance but also about their personal…
Artificial Intelligence and automation has changed the classrooms For decades, a college degree was a near-universal ticket to opportunity in America. It promised stability, upward mobility, and a foothold in a competitive labor market. Today, that promise is eroding, not just because tuition costs have soared or debt has piled up, but because the skills…
File photo: Senior Trump administration economic adviser Kevin Hassett (Picture credit: AP) Artificial intelligence could be boosting worker productivity to a level where companies feel less pressure to hire, senior Trump administration economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, the National Economic Council director said he has noticed “mixed signals…
In 2025, the job market feels less like an economy in motion and more like a battlefield of vanished certainties. Layoffs, once rare corporate disruptions, have become the grammar of modern employment in America, shaping how companies communicate, how workers brace for impact, and how careers collapse without warning. Every headline reads the same, yet…
