With all the focus on immigration’s effects on U.S. jobs, it may be that many are missing the bigger story of technological disruption .
With automation already displacing waves of workers across industries, the declining retail segment sticks out as a segment particularly vulnerable to cheaper, more efficient alternatives to human capital . (See also: What is the One Job Automation Has Eliminated in the Past 60 Years? ) ‘Stranded Workers’
A recent report conducted by Cornerstone Capital Group suggests that 47% of the 16 million Americans currently employed in the retail sector are at risk of becoming “stranded workers.” […]
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