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Tornado watch in effect, thanks MD for setting me straight forever on this

Really nice Substack post from Ernie Tedeschi at Stripe on AI and productivity: substack.com/home/post/p-...

AI and productivityThe story in the data so far (briefly)substack.com

Great story from 'The Daily' today on the evolution of the US construction industry from a highly unionized, well-paid workforce in the 1970s to one that largely relies on non-union immigrant labor. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/p...

Trump’s Clashing Goals: More Housing, Fewer Immigrantswww.nytimes.com

When I ran BLS, I was asked constantly about the impact of AI on jobs. It's still one of the most common questions I get. So we put together a policy brief - for policymakers, journalists, and anyone trying to sort through what is happening with AI and jobs: siepr.stanford.edu/publications...

The FT on whether AI is showing up in productivity www.ft.com/content/3fcd...

Goldman Sachs on the Fed data task force:

As the US industrialized, workers and businesses entered protracted labor disputes over what a fair pay increase would be to keep up with the cost of living. Workers thought businesses were gaslighting them about how much prices were going up...🧵

I cannot tell you how many people have complained to me that we don't have a national survey asking how people use AI. If that includes you, here's your chance to comment on BLS's plans to ask about AI use in the American Time Use Survey starting in Jan. '27 fedscoop.com/bureau-of-la...

Labor seeks public feedback ahead of nationwide AI survey launchThe agency’s Bureau of Labor Statistics opened a two-month comment period ahead of its January 2027 launch of a survey on public adoption of and time spent on AI.fedscoop.com