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The Future of Jobs Report

The World Economic Forum, the Geneva-based international organization for public-private cooperation, examined possible global scenarios and issued a 157-page report called "The Future of Jobs — Employment, Skills and the Workforce Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution." The report takes into account Moore's law — that computer processing power will double every two years and will continue to become less expensive. As a result, data analytics will become an increasingly desired workforce skill across all levels. The report also mentions that today's skills might not match tomorrow's needs. That's especially true for jobs that incorporate much automation or artificial intelligence.  Click for report

AUTOMATION WILL AFFECT US CITIES, JOBS DIFFERENTLY

New research shows that small U.S. cities could see an exodus of workers, as well as exacerbated income inequality because robots likely will hollow out the middle class there. The studies also show that large cities are not entirely immune. By combining information from that research with data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on the composition of each city’s workforce, the researchers were able to predict how many workers would be displaced in 380 metropolitan areas across the United States.  Click for article and calculator  
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