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Bloomberg: The mom-cession is Black
“Labor force participation among Black mothers aged 25–54 with children under 5 has fallen 11.5 percentage points in just three months, dropping to its lowest …
The New York Times: How remote work has helped a generation of working parents
“Since 2023, the share of mothers of prime working age who are in the labor force in some capacity and have children 18 and under has consistently been higher …
ABC News: Is AI to blame for hiring woes faced by college graduates?
“In a report for the left-leaning Brookings Institution in March, Kolko said different studies had set forth inconsistent definitions of occupations deemed vul…
The Wall Street Journal: A changing job market leans against men
“Lauren Bauer, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, characterizes the job market not so much as weaker for men so much as it is much better for women. Focusi…
The New York Times: Congress is doing little to prepare for potential AI jobs losses
“Government policy, however, has been moving in the opposite direction. ... ‘It feels like there’s one conversation happening in this very abstract way about i…
Stateline: SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds
“As states enact stricter work requirements for the federal food stamp program, a new analysis suggests those requirements won’t enhance employment and will pu…
The Washington Post: See which jobs are most threatened by AI and who may be able to adapt
“‘All the important questions about AI’s effects on the labor market are still unanswered,’ Jed Kolko, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for Internatio…
The New Yorker: Can AI be pro-worker?
“In a new report for the Brookings Institution titled 'Building pro-worker AI,' which Acemoglu and Johnson wrote with another noted MIT economist, David Autor,…
