Strain. Pain. And pivots. That’s what nearly 10,000 NBC and Telemundo viewers told us when they took our recent Affording America survey.

“We’re screwed,” said Cheyenne Riggs, 33, of Martinez.

Riggs said she’s “on the payroll” at one company. She said that one paycheck would be plenty if it were a generation or two ago – when young people co…[Read more]

The U.S. job market in late October 2026 is characterized by shifting white-collar payrolls, rising tech-sector layoffs, and increased hiring competition in non-tech industries. [1, 2]

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Tech Layoffs & AI Shifts: U.S. tech companies announced 165,925 job cuts in the first nine months of 2026 (a 54% jump year-over-year).…[Read more]