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12 min read | May 19, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | May 18, 2026: Inflation Just Erased Three Years of Wage Gains

Inflation hit 3.8% in April, wiping out wage gains for the first time in three years. Plus: AI tops employer policy concerns, tech layoffs surge 33%, and... Read More

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25 min read | May 11, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | May 11: CEOs Are Splitting on What AI Means for Headcount

The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April — but AI drove 26% of all layoffs for the second straight month, and new grads are facing a 5.6% unemployment... Read More

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14 min read | May 4, 2026

The AI Tax Is Real: How Token Costs Are Blowing Up Enterprise Budgets

AI tokens are the hidden cost engine behind every AI tool your organization uses. Here's how pricing works, what it's actually costing companies, and how... Read More

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27 min read | May 4, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | May 4: Your AI Tools Are Spending Money You Don't Know About

Americans' economic anxiety just hit a 70-year high — while jobless claims reached their lowest since 1969. Plus: 17,000 Spirit workers blindsided... Read More

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24 min read | April 22, 2026

New Batch of College Graduates Faces an Increasingly Shaky Job Market

A generation of Americans was told a college degree was the surest path to the middle class. For the class of 2026, that promise is looking shakier than... Read More

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13 min read | April 21, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | April 21: The Job Search Recession Nobody's Talking About

The class of 2026 is entering the worst entry-level job market in years. Plus: temp hiring signals a rebound, and 48% of job seekers are applying to... Read More

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33 min read | April 13, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | April 13: AI, Job Cuts, and a Frozen Fish Warehouse

Hiring stays sluggish, economists reverse on AI's job threat, and junior accountants are still counting fish. This week's workforce intelligence, all in... Read More

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28 min read | April 10, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | April 6, 2026: Jobs beat expectations. Hiring hit a 5-year low

Jobs beat forecasts. Hiring hit a 5-year low. AI tops layoff reasons for the first time. Get the full April 6 workforce intelligence briefing from Kelly. Read More

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28 min read | March 30, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | March 30, 2026: Worst grad job market since COVID

New grad unemployment hit 5.6% and 40% are underemployed. Plus: net-negative immigration for the first time in 50 years, only 22% of workers feel their... Read More

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24 min read | March 23, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | March 23, 2026: Zero Private-Sector Job Growth — And Workers Are Pushing Back

The Fed confirmed zero private-sector job growth. Strikes are flaring across four industries. Remote jobs are 4x harder to land. Here's your weekly... Read More

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12 min read | March 18, 2026

AI Replacement Dysfunction | Need to Know Briefing Spotlight

71% of Americans fear AI will permanently displace workers. Researchers have a name for what that fear is doing to people—and a roadmap for what employers... Read More

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22 min read | March 16, 2026

Need to Know Briefing | March 16: 90% of HR Leaders Regret Their AI Layoffs

White-collar jobs have contracted for 29 straight months, 90% of HR leaders regret AI-driven layoffs, and economists just upgraded the U.S. growth... Read More

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