Mortgage rates rise to 6.5% range on hot jobs report. Wages too high for Fed comfort, +253 new jobs, 3.4% unemployment holds at 50-year low.
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WGA Strike Explained: The Issues, The Stakes, Movies & TV Shows Affected — And How Long The 2023 Work Stoppage Might Last
Glassdoor says U.S. executive assistants make about $4,700/mo vs. EAs in Philippines working for a quarter of that, which is still way above $300/mo average salaries there.
Startups and incumbents aren’t the only innovators of travel and expenses. Expedia announces new conversational ChatGPT trip planner.
Realtors with 2 years of experience grossed just $8,800 in 2021, and total working agents grew 150,981 from Feb 2020 to Mar 2023.
SmartAsset analysis shows gross income needed to have $100,000 after taxes and cost of living premiums in 76 big cities.
Of 15m six figure income paycheck to paycheck households, how many can afford homes at today's prices of $363k to $438k?
March 2023 job cuts (89,703) were up 319% from March 2022 (21,387). 1Q23 tech job cuts (102,391) up 38,487%,
Job openings 2023 February below 10m first time since May 2021. This means Fed inflation fight is working, but at what cost? What's next?
Morning Consult shows most tech workers always on job hunt. Do they want to make the world a better place? Or blow it up with war games?
Gallup shows younger workers increasingly hate work. What's behind the growing bitterness and how can employers fix it?
Big AI like GPT-4 poses a threat to humanity & society, will take jobs, and flood world with misinformation, per this open letter from Big Tech execs

A potential TikTok ban is a stark reminder to all creators that you must own at least 1 or 2 platforms you post on so they can never be taken from you.
App rate for technical jobs like plumber & electrician down 49% 2020 to 2022.
Zuckerberg announces 10k layoffs to employees in post. Introduces ‘Year of Efficiency’ with ‘Flatter is Faster’ and ‘Leaner is Better’ strategies. Here’s the full post (if you have an hour).

