Labor & HR

Anthropic warns; AI threatens half of new entry-level white-collar roles within five years

Through March 2026, 45,000 U.S. tech cuts cite AI explicitly. Twenty-two to 27-year-old jobless rate hits 5.6%. CEO warns of half-million entry jobs at risk.

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