Cornering The Job Market

AI is supposed to boost productivity, but new data shows it may be doing the opposite. In today’s episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome breaks down a troubling new survey on AI errors at work, alongside fresh signals that employee confidence is slipping and small business hiring is grinding to a near standstill. Pete starts with a report from Resume.org that highlights what it cal...

January delivered a tough reality check for the job market. In today’s episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome breaks down a wave of new labor data showing layoffs at their highest January level since 2009, hiring plans at a record low, and early signs that the labor market may be stalling rather than rebounding. We start with the Challenger Job Cuts report, which shows more than 10...

Hiring didn’t just slow in January... it nearly stalled. In today’s episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome breaks down the new ADP employment report showing private employers added only 22,000 jobs last month, far below what’s needed to keep pace with population growth. Healthcare carried the report, while white-collar and manufacturing roles pulled back sharply and regional hiring...

A single number dominates today’s episode: 60% . That’s the share of American jobs now exposed to artificial intelligence, according to the newly released International AI Safety Report , a 156-page study authored by more than 100 experts across 30 countries. In today's episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome zeroes in on what that number actually means for workers. “Exposed” d...

Everyone has an opinion on how AI will impact jobs. But what do the billionaires have to say about it? They talked about it a lot last week in Davos. That's the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, where the world's most rich and powerful get together to remind each other how rich and powerful they are. Host Pete Newsome pulled clips from Jensen Huang (NVIDIA), Alex Karp (Palantir...

Workers at Hyundai are suddenly afraid of robots taking their jobs. And honestly? They should be paying attention. Boston Dynamics just unveiled the production-ready Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026. It's 6'2", lifts 110 pounds, works in temperatures from -4° to 104°F, and never asks for a bathroom break. Hyundai is calling it "the Ferrari of humanoids." This isn't a...

No January jobs report. Rising layoffs. And a growing narrative that AI isn’t really behind the cuts. In today’s episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome tackles a wave of skepticism around AI’s role in the labor market and why dismissing it now could leave workers unprepared for what’s next. Pete starts with the delay of the Bureau of Labor Statistics January report due to the gover...

It’s a Friday episode with a wide-angle view of today’s job market, and plenty to unpack. Host Pete Newsome is breaking down new data showing a growing disconnect between employers and job seekers, rising anxiety about AI-driven job loss, and a surprising look at workplace relationships in 2026. Pete starts with a new report from Indeed, which finds that most employers believe they understand what...

It’s been a rough week for the job market, and today adds to the pile. In this episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome breaks down fresh job cut announcements from Dow Chemical and Home Depot, marking the latest in a string of workforce reductions by major employers. Dow plans to eliminate 4,500 jobs globally, while Home Depot confirmed 800 corporate cuts, raising more questions abo...

Layoffs are back in the headlines, and they’re colliding with deeper shifts in how companies hire and how workers feel about work. In today’s episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome breaks down major job cuts at Amazon and UPS, alongside new data on skills-first hiring and employee engagement. He starts with Amazon’s confirmation of roughly 16,000 corporate job cuts, completing a br...

AI isn’t just changing jobs... it may be changing the entire entry-level pipeline. In today’s episode, host Pete Newsome breaks down a new, widely discussed essay from Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, that offers one of the starkest warnings yet about what advanced AI could mean for the job market. Amodei’s argument isn’t the usual “technology reshapes work” story. He warns that the speed, scale, a...

AI is forcing a career reckoning, and it’s happening faster than most people realize. In this episode of Breaking Job News , host Pete Newsome breaks down what AI is actually doing to jobs, why vocational and technical skills are gaining ground, and how “career value” is being measured more clearly than ever.  Pete cuts through the Davos hype to explain what this shift means for middle management,...

The job market looks busy on the surface, but the signals underneath tell a more complicated story.  New data from Indeed, Randstad, and ADP shows workers still pushing for higher pay, better benefits, and real flexibility, even as job postings with flexible hours have barely budged since late 2023. That gap explains why job searches feel harder, and timelines feel longer in an employer-leaning ma...

Your skills may already be on the clock. In today’s video, host Pete Newsome connects new data from IBM, Indeed, and Monster to show how AI is reshaping jobs, why companies are hiring for mindset over static skills, and where employers are still adding workers at scale. Pete starts with IBM’s Enterprise 2030 findings: executives say roles are becoming shorter-lived, more than half of today’s workf...

Is AI coming for your job, or can it actually make you more valuable? In this video, host Pete Newsome breaks down new survey data from Axios showing why many lower-wage and early-career workers feel exposed as AI moves from helper to doer. He explains what today’s AI tools can already handle, from organizing projects to updating spreadsheets, and how that shift is quietly changing everyday work....

Disruption may be cooling globally, but in the U.S., it’s accelerating, and AI is at the center of it. In today’s video, host Pete Newsome breaks down new data showing why most executives are optimistic about AI’s productivity gains while still expecting AI-driven layoffs in the years ahead. That tension is reshaping how companies think about headcount, output, and career paths right now. Pete als...

AI headlines are loud, but the real question is how jobs, wages, and hiring change next. In today’s video, host Pete Newsome breaks down the biggest job market stories shaping the future of work, starting with the World Economic Forum’s four futures for jobs by 2030. Instead of one prediction, the data shows four paths driven by two forces: how fast AI advances and how ready the workforce is to ad...

Still applying and hearing nothing back? Today’s job market headlines explain why. In this video, host Pete Newsome breaks down the biggest job market stories shaping 2026 and what they actually mean for job seekers and employers right now. Pete starts with Monster’s 2026 Job Market Outlook, which shows a selective hiring market, not a frozen one. Demand is rising for healthcare, behavioral health...

A soft landing doesn’t look like a victory lap; it looks like a tug-of-war. December added 50,000 jobs versus a 70,000 forecast, unemployment ticked down to 4.4, yet long-term joblessness and involuntary part-time work continue to weigh on households and hiring plans. Host Pete Newsome breaks down why the trend matters more than the miss, and how slower growth in 2025 stacks up against a much stro...

Hiring looked better in December, but don’t let the headlines fool you.  Layoffs eased, and jobs ticked up, yet the labor market is still stuck in neutral. Fewer job postings, softer starting pay, and cautious employer demand signal a slowdown beneath the surface. Host Pete Newsome unpacks why 2025 delivered historic layoffs, why the government led the cuts, and why policy, not AI, was the real dr...

The headlines say hiring is back, but the data tells a more cautious story. December job numbers show a labor market that’s still moving, just not accelerating. ADP points to modest hiring gains, while the latest JOLTS report confirms fewer job openings and steady quits. Translation: the market isn’t collapsing, but momentum is fragile, especially in white-collar and discretionary roles. In today&...

The headlines say the job market is fragile. The data explains why. Host Pete Newsome breaks down fresh 2026 labor market reports from ZipRecruiter, Monster, and Paychex to reveal what’s really happening with hiring, wages, and workforce confidence. Hiring is improving modestly, but wage growth is trailing inflation, workers are choosing stability over job hopping, and small businesses are holding...

Hiring in 2026 is off to a rough start. Entry-level jobs still demand experience, ghost postings keep candidates in limbo, and AI is widening the gap between workers moving faster and those getting left behind. In this episode of Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down fresh data from Forbes, Indeed’s Hiring Lab, and UKG to explain what’s actually happening in the job market and what to d...

What will the labor market actually look like in 2026? We break down 10 trends reshaping jobs, pay, and hiring. From agentic AI running multi-step workflows to hybrid work settling in as the default, we show what’s changing, what’s sticking, and where the real career upside is. AI is no longer just a tool. It’s starting to act like a teammate, connecting tasks into outcomes across recruiting, oper...

AI may not be killing jobs (yet), but it is changing who gets hired. While headlines focus on disruption, the real labor-market story is subtler: hiring has slowed, productivity is rising, and AI is quietly reshaping how work actually gets done. In this episode of Breaking Job News, host Pete Newsome breaks down Vanguard’s 2026 economic outlook and the latest CompTIA Tech Jobs Report to explain wh...