jobs

A job, employment, work or occupation, is a person's role in society. More specifically, a job is an activity, often regular and often performed in exchange for payment ("for a living").

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Rent the Runway Cuts 10% of Corporate Staff 
Rent the Runway Cuts 10% of Corporate Staff 
January 09, 2024  |  Retail

With subscriber growth slowing, fashion rental firm Rent the Runway has begun cutting staff. The company plans to let go of about 10% of its corporate employees, it...

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AI’s Future Is Becoming Indistinguishable From the Future of Work
AI’s Future Is Becoming Indistinguishable From the Future of Work
January 09, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

As the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven workforce takes shape, an emerging downstream impact is a new perspective on historic, traditionally labor-centric, cost structures as firms chase AI-fueled efficiencies....

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J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Spotlights Digital Transformation on Day One
J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Spotlights Digital Transformation on Day One
January 08, 2024  |  Healthcare

Healthcare’s digital transformation took center stage during day one of J.P. Morgan’s annual healthcare conference.  For the 42nd year in a row, J.P. Morgan has drawn...

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Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors While Expanding Use of AI 
Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors While Expanding Use of AI 
January 08, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Duolingo has cut about 10% of its contractors due to its use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create content.  The maker of software for learning...

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Barclays’ 2023 Layoffs Reached 5,000 as Banks Cut Back
Barclays’ 2023 Layoffs Reached 5,000 as Banks Cut Back
January 08, 2024  |  Banking

Barclays reportedly laid off about 5,000 workers in 2023 as part of a cost-cutting campaign. A spokesperson for the British bank told Reuters Monday (Jan. 8)...

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Making Health Equity a Core Tenet of Business Operations
Making Health Equity a Core Tenet of Business Operations
January 08, 2024  |  Opinion

PYMNTS asked industry executives across the payments and digital commerce landscape to give us their take on the pivotal shifts, technological advancements and strategies that...

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Government and Healthcare Sectors Lead December Job Gains
Government and Healthcare Sectors Lead December Job Gains
January 05, 2024  |  Economy

The U.S. economy added 216,000 jobs in December, with the government and healthcare sectors posting the biggest gains. The number of jobs added during the...

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Truist to Close 3.5% of Branches as Customers Bank Digitally 
Truist to Close 3.5% of Branches as Customers Bank Digitally 
January 04, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Truist Financial will close 3.5% of its branches in March because more clients are choosing to bank with it digitally.  The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank is...

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Initial Claims for Unemployment Drop by 18,000
Initial Claims for Unemployment Drop by 18,000
January 04, 2024  |  Economy

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped to 202,000 during the week ended Saturday (Dec. 30). That total was 18,000 less than the...

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