Skills gap: In the next three years, as many as 120 million workers in the world’s 12 largest economies may need to be retrained or reskilled as a result of AI and intelligent automation, according to a new study from IBM’s Institute for Business Value. In addition, only 41% of CEOs surveyed by IBM say that they have the people, skills and resources required to execute their business strategies. Read the full study from IBM.
Health projects: The Louisiana Department of Health has received a $4.9 million grant from the CDC that it will use to tackle the state’s opioid epidemic. The Overdose Data to Action grant is part of the CDC’s second wave of funding public health projects with the intention of creating surveillance and prevention strategies to use data to reduce opioid use. Read the full announcement.
Economic activity: U.S. employers added a modest 130,000 jobs in August, a sign that hiring has slowed but remains durable, the Labor Department reports. The job gain was boosted by the temporary hiring of 25,000 government workers for the 2020 Census. Excluding all government hiring, the economy added just 96,000 jobs in August, the fewest since May. Read the full report.
