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Reports from the field.
This is where the work gets documented.
Case studies, research notes, and field observations from New World Labs – on narrative,
culture, M&A, and the structural forces reshaping work.
Think of it less as corporate thought leadership, and more as evidence.
Returns, Raises, and Who It Didn’t Quite Reach. Also Known As: the August Jobs Report
August earned some credit, and I'm not going to bury it. The economy added 162,000 jobs: five times the 12-month average. Participation rose, quits rose. Involuntary part-time work fell by 414,000. Prior months were revised up for the first time in half a year. But two things happened in the same report, and only one is getting covered. Long-term unemployment climbed back to 27%. The 45-to-54 cohort is down 954,000 in a year. One labor market got a recovery. The other is stil
Sep 47 min read
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