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‘People just do not want the world to change so much’: The war over the future of work being fought by Gen Z

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What happened

"Job hugging is real, but it's mostly happening in one part of the economy," says Gad Levanon, chief economist at the Burning Glass Institute.

Key facts

  • Reported by Fortune and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:00 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

What to watch next

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  2. Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people

  3. ‘People just do not want the world to change so much’: The war over the future of work being fought by Gen Z

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