REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2025 - Economy & AI Final part of our 4 part series on the Review of the Year. The two dominant mega themes of this year has undoubtedly been the global economy and the rise of AI. The two are becoming intertwined, especially with the AI investment boom drawing down investments from other parts of the US economy, whilst Trump Trade War 2.0 hobbles global economic growth, likely inadvertently accelerating the adoption of AI... - Global economic growth 2025 - Jobs Growth / Loss - Sectoral growth / decline - Staffing agency figures - ONS data on unemployed / underemployed - Employment Rights Bill - Immigration - UK vs Europe - UK vs US - UK vs Global Mean - Contact / FTE - Wage growth / decline - Entry level hiring - AI Economy - Adoption patterns and impact on employment - Sectors most exposed, greatest risk / greatest opportunity? - Forecast for 2026 - UK, Europe, US, Globe - Recommendations for TA, Staffing Agencies, Hiring Managers All this and more on brainfood live on air. We're with Neil Carberry, MD (Recruitment & Employment Confederation), Belinda Johnson, Founder, (Worklab) & Rt Hon Chloe Smith on Friday 19th December, 2pm GMT. Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep349 is sponsored by Recruiting Brainfood Thank you all for your support in 2025. We cannot do these conversations without the support of our amazing sponsors, our fantastic panelists but most of all, you the viewing public. Thank you and see you next year!

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