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Today’s jobs items · June 16, 2026

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June 16 · AI infrastructure jobs

Nvidia is tying its AI buildout to a Texas manufacturing test.

AP reports Nvidia and Coherent are unveiling a Sherman, Texas factory expansion for indium phosphide components used in AI infrastructure, with roughly 1,000 jobs expected.

Associated Press

June 15 · Layoff pressure

AI remains a leading reason cited in tech-sector cuts.

TechCrunch reports that May brought nearly 40,000 tech layoffs and that AI was the most-cited reason for layoffs across industries for a third straight month, based on Challenger, Gray & Christmas data.

TechCrunch

June 15 · Entry-level hiring

Employers are asking entry-level workers for more senior skills in AI-exposed roles.

Business Insider reports on PwC's 2026 AI Jobs Barometer, which found rising demand for judgment, leadership, and strategic skills in junior roles as routine tasks are automated.

Business Insider

June 10 · Labor-market evidence

A DeepMind economist sees no broad AI jobs bloodbath yet, but warns of a possible layoff cascade.

Business Insider reports Alex Imas's warning that companies may cut jobs to look technologically current even before AI creates clear displacement evidence.

Business Insider