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Resilient Labor Market, Tax Penalty Relief, Surge in Agentic AI Use in Shopping
Despite economic uncertainty, the U.S. labor market stays stable, which includes a 3.14% growth – the highest increase in five years – in weekly hours worked. Host Gene Marks shares more real-time data from the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch and says employers can find labor but it won’t be inexpensive. Eligible small businesses get a boost if they’ve been compliant in their tax payment history with automatic exemption from penalty program from the IRS. In AI news, a 200% increase in agentic AI use in online shopping has Gene signaling to employers that they should ensure their…
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