Jobs · September 28
Layoffs, hiring, wages, productivity, automation, job creation, and worker leverage.
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September 28 · Dallas Fed graduatesDallas Fed Economics (22 Sep 2026; Dodini–Smith): after ChatGPT, 10 pp higher automatable-task share → 1.7 pp relative drop in Texas employment within a year of graduating; ~5% relative first-year wage drop 2021–2024.
Texas graduate event study — not Cleveland Fed WP 26-24 3.1 pp; not ILO China 21/1,591; not FOMC.
Dallas Fed
September 28 · Grad schoolMay 2024: +1.4 pp grad-school enrollment per 10 pp exposure; two-thirds of 2024 CS returners stayed in CS; similar relative earnings declines for new master’s recipients in exposed fields.
Adaptation path — not Dallas Fed 1 Sep Lightcast −5%/−8%; not a national layoff census.
Dallas Fed
September 28 · Enrollment shiftUndergraduate enrollment at Texas four-year institutions declined 4.8% between fall 2024 and fall 2025 per 10-pp major exposure gap — most-exposed majors include CS/languages; least-exposed include nursing/education/psychology.
Major mix — not Atlanta Fed 2.93%; not FRBSF bank AI-hiring; not NY Fed LSE.
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