Breaking Job News: If AI Takes Your Job, the Fed Can’t Help - jobs - Cornering The Job Market

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If AI replaces your job, can the Federal Reserve help? According to a new Reuters report, the answer may be no. In today’s episode of Cornering the Job Market, host Pete Newsome breaks down why Fed officials are openly questioning whether traditional tools like interest rate cuts will work in an AI-driven displacement cycle and why that admission matters more than most people realize. Pete starts with Block’s decision to cut roughly 40% of its workforce, about 10,000 roles, as CEO Jack Dorsey leans into AI-powered, smaller teams. He explains why this isn’t a struggling company story, but a productivity shift story and what it signals for white-collar workers. Pete also looks at Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s warning that rate cuts may not solve AI-driven job loss, alongside research from the Brookings Institution suggesting up to 30% of workers could see major task disruption. Next, he turns to a troubling workforce trend: a new Gallup survey showing 71% of public school teachers now hold second jobs, with most working during the school year. Teacher pay now trails comparably educated workers by 27%, the largest gap in 50 years.

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