“A SCARY Time For Jobs” – Job Market COLLAPSES As Pay Cuts Surge & AI Replaces Workers
The claim that the job market is in a total “collapse” is debated, with experts pointing to a sharp cooling of white-collar hiring and AI-driven layoffs rather than a universal economic collapse. While AI and automation cut 54,836 U.S. jobs in 2025 and compa nies like Block have laid off nearly 4,000 workers citing AI efficiency, the unemployment rate remains relatively low at 4.3 percent. Key …