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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Gene Marks

It’s time to rethink how we measure labor in the US

a sign on a table reads 'now hiring'
A job fair in Fletcher, North Carolina, on 9 April. Photograph: Allison Joyce/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that, as a result of the “tougher environment” in the labor market, companies are “in control again” and are warning applicants of “long hours and few boundaries”.

At the same time some industries are reporting worker shortages due to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. And then there’s artificial intelligence, which is about to devastate the jobs market – or is about to create new jobs.

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