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"When steam engines made coal more efficient, Britain didn't burn less coal, it burned more. The same pattern is happening for cheaper legal services, consulting services and financial services."
On Wednesday, the government reported that U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell to a still-low 4.3% from 4.4%. However, government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands. That reduced the number of jobs created last year to just 181,000, a third of the previously reported 584,000 and the weakest since the pandemic year of 2020.
The workforce continues to change as more employees work from home or switch jobs to move beyond living paycheck to paycheck. However, some employees may also have changed jobs out of necessity as companies lay off workers in an attempt to trim costs. Millions have faced layoffs in the past year, and 2026 is off to a similar start, with tech companies starting to lay off significant portions of their workforce.