<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[New World Labs]]></title><description><![CDATA[New World Labs]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/reports-from-the-field</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:36:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.newworldlabs.co/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Cliff’s Edge: Individual Impact of Business-Level Decision Making]]></title><description><![CDATA[A layoff doesn't end when you clear out your desk. For millions of workers, it's the start of a financial cascade – debt accumulation, missed payments, delinquency, and in too many cases, bankruptcy. The decision was made at the business level. The consequences are paid at the individual level. This is a data-backed look at the correlation between mass layoffs and the financial freefall that follows, and what it reveals about who actually absorbs the cost of corporate strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/layoffs-debt-bankruptcy-correlation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a227b0614f1bdc71964033f</guid><category><![CDATA[Labor Economics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hiring & The Job Market]]></category><category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:01:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_fc27de84e1fb4a96a87443bc6c5101ad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silos, Stagnation, and Soccer. Also Known As: The May 2026 Jobs Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[By now, you've seen the headline: 172,000 jobs added in May – more than double the consensus estimate of 80,000. On the surface, this looks like a labor market in healthy equilibrium. The truth is not quite as sunny as it appears. One sector explains this entire story: leisure and hospitality. the FIFA World Cup opens June 11th. The hiring surge preceded it. Strip that out and you're looking at the underlying growth that barely clears the margin of statistical error.]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/may-2026-jobs-report-world-cup-leisure-hiring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a264480750b8b39abbca69b</guid><category><![CDATA[Labor Economics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hiring & The Job Market]]></category><category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:03:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_ad6c6ace19bf4fcfa63b298e1670ff25~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_816,h_474,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Root &#38; Narrative: Dodge v. Ford]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dodge v. Ford is one of the most misunderstood and weaponized pieces of legal history – and if you've encountered it on a TikTok or LinkedIn thread, there's a good chance what you heard was wrong. In 1916, Henry Ford held $60M in cash. He announced plans to cut the Model T price, raise worker wages, and build the River Rouge plant. The Dodge brothers sued. What the Michigan Supreme Court actually ruled (and what it didn't) is far less dramatic than the myth suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/dodge-v-ford-shareholder-primacy-myth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14dcdab3f40ff4eeea4291</guid><category><![CDATA[Corporate Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Root & Narrative]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_ebb9aa968d9a4c819dccb9849de75cf6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_627,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADP, Private Sector Growth, and Data Storytelling. Also Known As: The February 2026 Jobs Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADP announced 63,000 jobs added to the private sector in February. If you're one of the many viewing this as evidence of a bounce-back – first, everyone calm down. We're going to look at a few important details before we celebrate a number that may not be everything it appears. The Professional &#38; Business sector continued in the negative. Long-term structural issues remain. The headline is doing a lot of work to hide the full picture. Context matters, folks.]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/february-2026-jobs-numbers-adp-data</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10d126a2438924d10d8392</guid><category><![CDATA[Labor Economics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_9709317e0b9447f28b9b322d6f3847fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDR, Trump, and the Golden Age of America. Also Known As: Where the F*ck Is Our New Deal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year is 1955. The horrors of the Great Depression and the rattling of WWII are far in the rearview. America is in an economic and cultural boom. You clock in to a union-protected job, come home to a pretty little tract house, picket fence and all. No college degree required. A pension is waiting. Now fast-forward. Student loan debt, gig work classified as "entrepreneurship," and a hybrid data analyst role paying what your grandfather made in 1955. Sound familiar?]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/our-new-deal-workforce-social-contract</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14d66fb6bdb307fe719cf5</guid><category><![CDATA[Labor Economics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Corporate Accountability]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_e30fe49915bc4523ba1ea7c1d935bf74~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_874,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greed, the Individual, and the Collective. Also Known As: Aren't We All George Bailey?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonight I watched It's a Wonderful Life with my daughter. I normally save it for Christmas Eve. But I'm 13 months post-layoff, rejection deep, and the movie hits differently at this point in my life. Because it's not really a Christmas movie. It's a story about what happens when greed and self-interest are left unchecked – and about community as the only real defense against a capitalist villain who has decided that your survival is not his problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/greed-individual-collective-george-bailey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10f1fb8fa816dacc7fbc08</guid><category><![CDATA[Corporate Accountability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_a6626f920b9349979fad819bba20abd0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carl Jung, Feeling Seen, and The Workplace. Also Known As: Good Leaders Are Supposed To Care.]]></title><description><![CDATA["Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself." Carl Jung wrote that. I could get into how deep that particular statement hits, especially 13 months into unemployment. Because I believe, genuinely, that we are still us when we log into Slack or walk through office doors. We don't leave ourselves at home. And the leaders who acknowledge that aren't soft. They're effective.]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/good-leaders-are-supposed-to-care</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10ec6da2438924d10db309</guid><category><![CDATA[Leadership & Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_cab6491899424dedb7fcbc949e3c0b00~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Intellectualism, Layoffs, &#38; Gatekeeping. Also Known As: What the F*ck Do You Want From Us?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi. Welcome to my crash out. A job seeker had a verbal offer withdrawn because a CEO, who she didn't interview with, saw a 10-month employment gap on her resume and decided that disqualified her for the role. Keep in mind: this woman had been doing freelance and contract work during the gap. So, bye-bye offer. The question this raises isn't about her qualifications. It's about what we've decided employment gaps mean – and who benefits from that story.]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/employment-gap-bias-layoff-discrimination</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10e62e0ac12a65423bcc51</guid><category><![CDATA[Hiring & The Job Market]]></category><category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_6549faf50d0f4abb908d6420082b0816~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Change In Tone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just shy of a year ago, I started my content journey on Substack and social media. I had been laid off after 7 1/2 years with a recruitment marketing agency – a shock, but not a surprise. My goal was simple: talk about employer brand, culture, and leadership without the red tape. Be bolder. Cut the unnecessary fluff. I had been writing in a palatable, corporate-friendly way. Thinking outside the box while staying close enough to the box to be appealing. That stops now.]]></description><link>https://www.newworldlabs.co/post/a-change-in-tone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10e12db883334b04e40e44</guid><category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hiring & The Job Market]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/164d07_6549faf50d0f4abb908d6420082b0816~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_420,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jillian O’Malior</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>