Today's Word Is Pathway

Oct 15, 2026 · 0:31

Today's word is pathway. Professor Wobble: a pathway is the road to a new job, and a McKinsey report says eleven million Americans may need one by 2035. Bitsy: why? Automation cuts 36 million jobs' worth of work, but more than 40 million new jobs arrive. Mort: only one in seven gets an easy road; nearly half, an unpaved one. Brought to you by the number eleven million.

McKinsey's report says automation could cut demand for 36 million jobs' worth of work by 2035 while more than 40 million new jobs appear, so about 11 million Americans must find a pathway to a new occupation, and only one in seven of them has a direct one while nearly half face an unpaved one.

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