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Career & Professional Optimization

On The Markets — Waiting for the Fall (October 2025) — Morgan Stanley advisor newsletter

Monthly market commentary PDF from Broadland Wealth Management, a Morgan Stanley advisory team, discussing market conditions and investor sentiment. The site blocked automated checks, so this description is based on the document title; please confirm it reads correctly.

#markets#investing#economy
advisor.morganstanley.comAdded Sep 27, 20260 opens
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Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

NYC Economic Snapshot — September 2026

Sep 24, 2026New York City Economic Development Corporation

NYCEDC's monthly data briefing on the city's economy as of September 24, 2026: private-sector employment down 12,900 in August, unemployment at 4.8% after six straight monthly declines, labor force participation at 62.1%, median asking rent near $4,000, plus office visitation, tourism, and transit numbers.

Why I recommend it: The one-page-per-topic format makes this the fastest way to sound current on the NYC economy in an interview or a client meeting. Read the jobs and small-business pages; skip the real-estate detail unless it touches your field. It is a city agency's own read of its own economy, so pair it with the raw BLS numbers if you need the unspun version.

#report#data#job-market#hiring-trends#salary-data#new-york#nyc#economy#free#pdf#government#labor-market#unemployment
edc.nycAdded Sep 24, 20260 opens
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Technology & Ethics

The Education Crisis

Ed Elson's Simply Put essay on how AI, cost and weakening returns on a degree are reshaping education and the entry-level job market.

Why I recommend it: Useful context if you are deciding whether more school is the answer. It argues the credential is worth less than the proof of work.

#ai#analysis#career-change#economy#education#entry-level#future-of-work#higher-education#job markets#labor-market#policy#regulation
edwardelson.substack.comAdded Sep 17, 20260 opens
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Community & Government Resources

Progressive Policy Institute

Washington, D.C. think tank publishing free research and policy briefs on jobs, apprenticeships, career pathways for non-college workers, trade, AI and the economy — all readable without a subscription.

Why I recommend it: Useful when you want numbers rather than opinions about where jobs and training money are actually going. Their work on apprenticeships and career pathways for people without a degree is the part I send clients most.

#ai#apprenticeships#career-pathways#economy#government#job markets#jobs#labor#policy#regulation#research#workforce-development
progressivepolicy.orgAdded Sep 16, 20260 opens
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Technology & Ethics

Traditional labor market data and the frontier economy

A Brookings analysis of how traditional labor market data is being challenged and reshaped by the frontier economy.

Why I recommend it: Labor market data is shifting fast. This Brookings piece helps you understand what is really happening beneath the headlines.

#ai ethics#article#brookings#data#economy#free#future-of-work#job markets#labor-market#policy#reading#regulation#research#tech-ethics#technology
brookings.eduAdded Sep 10, 20260 opens