Episodes tagged: Unemployment

The Stable Job Market Is Hiding Worker Insecurity

Headline statistics say the labor market is strong, but many workers feel increasingly insecure. In this episode, Steve explores the hidden factors driving worker anxiety in the AI era and looks at the widening gap between economic data and career confidence.

Who Wins and Who Loses in the AI Labor Market?

Who wins and who loses as AI transforms the U.S. workforce? Explore new data on AI adoption, skills gaps, and the shifting future of work.

Unemployment Benefits: Why Aren’t Laid-Off Workers Collecting?

While headlines warn of major layoffs, nearly 75% of unemployed workers never apply for benefits. In this episode of The Workplace Minute, Steve Boese explores the misconceptions and systemic hurdles keeping workers from accessing critical financial safety nets amid AI job displacement.

Confidence Is Cracking in the U.S. Job Market

New Gallup data reveals a growing disconnect in the U.S. labor market.

How Year One Changed the Balance of Power at Work

In this episode, Steve examines how the first year of the second Trump administration has reshaped…

HR Happy Hour on Alexa – Episode 349

Welcome to the HR Happy Hour on Alexa. A short, quick version of the popular HR…

HR Happy Hour on Alexa – Episode 348

In this episode Steve reports on the disapponting April 2021 jobs report.

HR Happy Hour on Alexa – Episode 347

In this episode Steve gives a US labor market update on initial unemployment claims as well as a preview of the April jobs report.

HR Happy Hour on Alexa – Episode 335

In this episode Steve discusses one theory on why weekly intitial unemployment claims continue to register between 700K – 800K per week.

HR Happy Hour on Alexa – Episode 290

In this episode, Steve shares a labor market update from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and shares some long term labor market trends.

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