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US professional services added 70K jobs in October, the most since July 2022, as AI-exposed consulting, legal, and accounting all grew

The Wall Street Journal

From The Wall Street Journal: US professional services added 70K jobs in October, the most since July 2022, as AI-exposed consulting, legal, and accounting all grew despite AI job-loss fears — Strong hiring at law offices, consulting firms staves off fears of job apocalypse — Consulting firms, law offices …

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Sunday, November 8, 2026, ranked 21
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Labor data that bears on the AI job-loss debate, reported by the WSJ.
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An analysis of the tech job market in late 2026: product managers seem to be benefiting most in the AI era, demand for engineers is plateauing (opens lennysnewsletter.com)

An analysis of the tech job market in late 2026: product managers seem to be benefiting most in the AI era, demand for engineers is plateauing, and more — PMs are winning, engineers are plateauing, designers are hurting, and the biggest AI hiring boom isn't in software

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US professional services added 70K jobs in October, the most since July 2022, as AI-exposed consulting, legal, and accounting all grew · Keeping Up with Silicon Valley