2120 Insights

Forecasting the job market like we do storms

We need better shared language for talking about jobs under threat, whether due to technology, policy, or the business cycle

Apr 16 • 

Ethan Heppner

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March 2025

Is a robot or a recession more likely to take my job?

Putting technological unemployment in perspective

Mar 30 • 

Ethan Heppner

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Technological unemployment in the age of Waymo

How will self-driving technology affect rideshare drivers, delivery workers, and millions of others?

Mar 9 • 

Ethan Heppner

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November 2024

The three types of jobs we will see for many years to come

What sort of work might still exist in the 2070s, when today's high school students are retirement age?

Nov 24, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner

Three jobs that might grow more than expected in the age of AI

Maybe robots won't take all of our jobs after all?

Nov 10, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner

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October 2024

Three jobs to worry about in the age of AI

Official forecasts understate how serious the decline is going to be

Oct 13, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner

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September 2024

How unpredictable is technology's impact on the job market?

Looking into some recent examples of technological displacement and explosive growth

Sep 15, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner

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Can you actually predict which jobs are going to grow or decline?

How do the BLS' 10-year projections fare over time?

Sep 1, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner

August 2024

How to peek 6 months into the future of work

Exploring a new-ish economic indicator, and how it might indeed help us make better jobs forecasts

Aug 25, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner

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If robots are about to take our jobs, how can we catch them in the act?

Some lessons from the July 2024 Employment Situation

Aug 4, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner

July 2024

How many people make a living from music?

All of your questions answered in 8 charts

Jul 4, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner

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June 2024

How quickly have machines always been taking our jobs?

High-level takeaways from 150+ years of occupational data

Jun 2, 2024 • 

Ethan Heppner