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Jan 2025
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How the U.S. Job Market Could Change in ...

The Wall Street Journal
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What are the macro trends moving the U.S. labor market and how might that translate into your ability to find a new job? From the incoming Trump administration’s tariff and immigration plans to the adoption of AI, WSJ workplace and employment reporter Lauren Weber and logistics and supply chain reporter Paul Berger discuss what’s driving changes in the labor market, and how companies are planning for the future. Luke Vargas hosts.


Further Reading

The American Worker Is Becoming More Productive 

America’s Role Reversal: Working-Class Blacks Make Gains While Whites Fall Back 

What Trump’s Immigration Plans Mean for American Job Growth

Help Wanted: U.S. Factories Seek Workers for the Nearshoring Boom 

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