Displaced American worker facing financial pressure beside unemployment insurance documents and AI-related labor market data Work & Labor

When AI Takes the Work: Who Covers Workers?

AI-driven labor-market disruption is exposing long-standing gaps in US unemployment insurance, particularly for gig workers, part-time workers and new entrants. The coverage gap can leave displaced workers with little financial runway to retrain or search for suitable employment.

by Som Bentur
Michigan workers, restaurant staff and families representing debates over wages, childcare costs, employment and labor protections Work & Labor

Why Are Michigan Workers Struggling? The Labor Squeeze

Michigan’s labor market combines shrinking participation, expensive childcare, wage disparities and contested workplace reforms. This analysis examines the competing worker, policy and small-business perspectives shaping the state’s economic future.

by Som Bentur