Labor & HR

US March nonfarm employment: +178k; YTD AI-related cuts: 49,135

March jobs rose 178k with unemployment at 4.3%—appearing stable on the surface. Yet cumulative April 2026 layoffs total 33,361; year-to-date AI-attributable cuts reach 49,135, representing 16% of all reductions.

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