As artificial intelligence spreads, millions of middle-class jobs in human resources, billing and payroll could be at risk. Most are held by women.

© Timo Lenzen

Companies are trying to automate graduates’ futures away. No wonder they’re furious.

© Sam Gulliver for The New York Times

Employers added 172,000 jobs in May, adding to a vigorous pace of hiring in recent months. But wage growth is not keeping up with higher prices and consumers remain pessimistic.

The labor market has improved, but people entering the work force are having a harder time starting careers, a dynamic that has had permanent effects in the past.

© Shonagh Rae