https://freerepublic.com/tag/annettenierobisz/ en-us Mon, 6 Oct 2025 06:03:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4344605/posts Some estimates suggest that half of all white-collar jobs will disappear as artificial intelligence advances. How will older white-collar workers displaced in the AI revolution fare? Our recent book, “American Idle: Late-Career Job Loss in a Neoliberal Era,” summarizes interviews we conducted with 62 baby boomers who lost their white-collar jobs during another unemployment crisis: the 2008 Great Recession and its sluggish recovery. Statistics show that workers over age 50 experienced the highest rates of long-term joblessness. Their layoffs also coincided with a precarious stage of the life course: “too young to retire but too old to start all over,”... The Hill https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4344605/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2025 06:03:22 GMT