McKinsey Global Institute (31.05.2017) Automation, digital platforms, and other innovations are changing the fundamental nature of work. Understanding these shifts can help policy makers, business leaders, and workers move forward. The world of work is in a state of flux, which is causing considerable anxiety—and with good reason. There is growing polarization of labor-market opportunities between high- and low-skill jobs, unemployment and underemployment especially among young people, stagnating incomes for a large proportion of households, and income inequality.

forrester.com (03.04.2017) Forrester released an update to its Future Of Jobs research, which predicts how robots, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the workforce over the next 10 years. While automation and related technologies will inevitably displace some of the workforce, Forrester argues that the technology will transform the workforce by adding new jobs or changing existing jobs, rather than completely displacing workers.

El Cronista (25.07.2017) La automatización y robotización ponen en jaque al 52% de los empleos en México, dice el Instituto Global McKinsey. Son 25,5 millones de puestos de trabajo los que están en riesgo por la llamada cuarta Revolución Industrial.

McKinsey Quarterly (25.07.2016) The technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities. As automation technologies such as machine learning and robotics play an increasingly great role in everyday life, their potential effect on the workplace has, unsurprisingly, become a major focus of research and public concern. The discussion tends toward a Manichean guessing game: which jobs will or won’t be replaced by machines?

Les Echos (19.06.2017) L’étatisation de l’Unédic, souhaitée par Emmanuel Macron, permettrait de repenser la distinction entre solidarité et assurance. Les complémentaires chômage seraient un aboutissement naturel de cette réforme.

Le Temps (20.06.2017) La reprise dans la zone euro remplit peu à peu les carnets des entreprises suisses. Mais l’érosion de l’emploi et des investissements ne s’est pas ralentie. Swissmem tire la sonnette d’alarme

Clarín (24.06.2017) Los datos oficiales reiteran y confirman que el desempleo y la informalidad entre los jóvenes y adolescentes más que duplica el promedio nacional. Con un tasa media del 9,2% para la población general, la desocupación en los varones que tienen entre 14 y 29 años asciende al 17,2% y entre las mujeres de esa franja de edad sube al 20,1%, de acuerdo a las cifras del INDEC del primer trimestre de este año.

Les Echos (07.06.2017) Les formations dispensées ont mal ciblé les besoins des employeurs potentiels. En cause : l’absence de diagnostics partagés

Les Echos (07.06.2017) Les formations dispensées ont mal ciblé les besoins des employeurs potentiels. En cause : l’absence de diagnostics partagés

Washington Examiner (18.05.2017) Total continuing claims for unemployment benefits ran at the lowest level in 28 years at the beginning of May, the Department of Labor reported Thursday morning in a new sign that the jobs market is still improving.