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08/13/2026

US small business health premiums to jump 14% in 2027, KFF says

A KFF analysis of preliminary rate filings across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. found that insurers are requesting a median 14% premium increase on small group health plans for 2027. That is bigger than the 11% increase insurers requested ...

08/13/2026

5 min

AI drives US wage compression, not just layoffs, research finds

The dominant narrative about AI and jobs in the United States has centered on automation eliminating positions. New research from Apollo Global Management's economics team reframes the story: the more immediate effect appears to be wage ...

08/12/2026

6 min

U.S. employers plan a 3.5% raise in 2027: what it means for your pay?

The early numbers for 2027 pay raises are out, and they are not a reason to celebrate. U.S. employers are planning an average and median salary increase of 3.5% for 2027, according to Payscale's 11th Annual Salary Budget Survey. That projection ...

08/12/2026

8 min

How AI is splitting the US labour market in two

The US labor market is running a split screen in 2026. Through July, employers have announced 477,033 job cuts, down 41% from the 806,383 recorded in the same seven months of 2025, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas . That headline ...

08/12/2026

6 min

BLS reports 23,000 jobs lost in July: what job seekers need to know now

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its August 7 jobs report and the headline number was a surprise: US nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July, the first monthly loss since February. On top of that, the BLS revised May and June figures ...

08/12/2026

9 min

US moves to scrap 60-day H-1B grace period for laid-off workers

For the roughly 730,000 H-1B visa holders currently living in the United States, the 60-day post-employment cushion that has existed since 2017 may be weeks away from formal elimination. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has forwarded a ...

08/10/2026

6 min

Class background shapes US workers' salary negotiations

Pay transparency mandates have spread across more than a dozen US states since Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act took effect in 2021, with California's SB 1162 and New York's salary disclosure requirements following in quick succession. ...

08/06/2026

6 min

US job openings slip to 7.4 million as layoffs stay low

If you have been sending out resumes for months and hearing back from almost no one, the data backs you up. US employers posted 7.36 million job vacancies in June, down from 7.54 million in May, according to the Department of Labor (DOL). That is ...

08/06/2026

6 min

US plans H-1B renewal fees, hitting employer visa costs

A pending Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule, listed as a short-term priority in the Trump administration's 2026 Unified Regulatory Agenda, would extend the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee to H-1B and L-1 extension petitions ...

08/03/2026

7 min

US managers use AI to pick who gets laid off, survey finds

If your employer is running a headcount review right now, there is a real chance an AI tool is helping shape the outcome, and you probably have no idea it is happening. A ResumeTemplates.com survey of 1,000 US managers who use AI at work found ...

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