employment

Employment is the sector of the economy concerned with the hiring, payment, and management of workers. It is a key indicator of economic health, measured by metrics such as job growth and the unemployment rate.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news now due to a sharp slowdown in US job growth and a rise in the unemployment rate in September.

Latest on employment

• UK graduate jobs plunge to record low as AI reshapes entry-level employment market
• US job growth slows sharply in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.2%
• US job growth slows sharply in September, unemployment rises
• U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%
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• AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
• AI development is outpacing the ability of its creators to understand its implications and effects on economies, employment, elections, and security
• Trump, Sanders and Altman find common ground on public ownership in AI
• France's data centre ambitions bump up against rural fears
• AI adoption set to accelerate, but data centres may not deliver comparable job gains: WEF

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