Who should new grads boo more? AI or remote work?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of AI and remote work on job opportunities for new graduates, along with insights from the May jobs report.

Is AI really to blame for young people finding it hard to land first jobs ? Is Black unemployment a leading indicator for the rest of the economy? Here’s what the hosts of our Ambies award-winning business podcast think you should take away from the May jobs report. Fact checking by Sierra Juarez and Vito Emanuel . Your Next Listen — Which jobs are future-proofed? Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s brand new newsletter — Buy the Planet Money book — Find our socials, YouTube and more ! — For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+ See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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Host: The Indicator hosts

Topics covered

• AI
• remote work
• unemployment
• jobs report
• economy

Keywords

• AI
• remote work
• unemployment
• jobs report
• economy
• young graduates
• Black unemployment

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