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The Week in Jobs
The Week in Jobs delivers job market news every Friday for anyone who wants to know what is happening in the U.S. job market: jobs reports, layoffs, hiring trends, wages, and how AI is changing work. Hosted by Pete Newsome, founding president of 4 Corner Resources, and Peter Porebski, each episode breaks down the week's headlines in plain language and what they mean for the workforce.
Presented by 4 Corner Resources, a nationally recognized staffing and recruiting firm. New episodes every Friday on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Formerly known as Cornering the Job Market.
The Week in Jobs
Latest Episodes
October Jobs Report: 165,000 Added, but 1.96 Million Out of Work 6+ Months
Job market news from the October jobs report: the BLS says 165,000 jobs were added, about three times the 12-month average of 48,000, and earlier months were revised up by a net 84,000 jobs, a rare upward revision. The unemployment rate ticked ...
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Microsoft Offers 60,000 Employees a Buyout & AT&T Brings Jobs Home
Microsoft is offering a voluntary buyout to 60,000 employees, a number Pete and Peter say is hard to wrap their heads around. The company describes it as a voluntary program and says it is consolidating and becoming more global. Pete and Peter ...
Amazon Hires 300,000 While Amex, eBay, Barclays, & Volvo Announce Layoffs
Amazon plans to hire 300,000 seasonal workers this holiday season, and Pete and Peter call it good news worth passing along to anyone who needs work right now. Seasonal pay averages about $20 an hour, full-time operations roles start at $20 and...
Who Is Most Afraid of AI Taking Their Job? High Earners, IT Workers, & Women | Q4 2026 Survey
Who is most afraid of AI taking their job? In this special edition of The Week in Jobs, Pete and Peter walk through 4 Corner Resources’ Q4 2026 Employee Mindset Survey, the fourth and final quarterly edition of the year, and the answers surpris...
The Week in Jobs: JD Vance Just Cut Off Microsoft and 7 Others From the H-1B Green Card Pipeline
The Trump administration took its H-1B crackdown public this week. At a press conference, JD Vance named eight companies (Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini), and the Department of Labor s...