Softer inflation is real. So is the gap between macro relief and the hiring freeze workers are still navigating. The September Fed decision won’t close that gap.
Episode seven connects Jackson’s proof stack and real-wage squeeze with Olivia’s clinical read on always-on flexibility and her composite story of a role built in the workflow before it existed on paper.
Employment is rising but hiring is not: the labor market is being held up by workers staying put, real wages just turned negative, and AI postings hit a historic high while software hiring collapsed.
Employment is rising but hiring is not: the labor market is being held up by workers staying put, real wages just turned negative, and AI postings hit a historic high while software hiring collapsed.
