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WorkforceJuly 2026
Signal #2: Job Anxiety Among Signal Watchers
Our signal watchers are experiencing significant anxiety about jobs.
Full Analysis
The job market is still relatively strong in general (with African Americans experiencing higher unemployment). Nevertheless, people are asking themselves questions they weren't asking five years ago: Will AI replace part of my job? Will my company reorganize? Will my department be outsourced? Will my company merge? If I lose this job, how long before I find another one?
Key Implications
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Time to ask the question "Where are we too efficient to absorb disruption?"
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Now is the time to scenario plan and ask "What are the four most plausible futures, and how would we respond to each?"
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Don't think of this as cost but investment.
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