Low-Skill Jobs Are Booming, But They’re at Greatest Risk for Automation
The other day, The Wall Street Journal detailed how Lowe’s will start to roll out robotic shopping assistants at a California store in November. Robots doing customer service? This is another example...
View ArticleWhere Automation in Warehousing Could Be Most Felt
It doesn’t get as much media attention as self-driving cars and trucks, but automation has already arrived in the warehousing industry. And it soon could be much more commonplace. The Wall Street...
View ArticleIn the Automation Debate, Don’t Forget the Job Multiplier Effect
By Hank Robison Emsi Senior Economist/Co-Founder In his 1950s satire Player Piano, author Kurt Vonnegut describes a dark dystopia where automation has led to a world of meager consumption and desperate...
View ArticleThe Real, Long-Term Labor Market Outcomes of Liberal Arts Grads
Introducing “The Real, Long-term Labor Market Outcomes of Liberal Arts Grads” — a new publication from the Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Emsi. Download the Report Many claims have been...
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