Will the Next Jobs Report Reveal the Real Cost of AI on Employment? | WSJ’s Take On the Week

Erik Brynjolfsson explains why AI is reshaping the labor market.

February 1, 2026

In this episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Telis Demos and Miriam Gottfried are joined by WSJ economics reporter Justin Lahart to discuss why gold has smashed records, and how global instability and the "Sell America" trade has fueled the rally. Next, they look ahead to Amazon’s earnings to see if the e-commerce giant can prove AI investments are boosting the bottom line, as Meta did, or if ongoing layoffs signal deeper issues in the labor market. Justin also previews this week’s jobs report and explains why an upcoming benchmark revision might rewrite our understanding of the past year's job growth.

Watch the whole conversation on WSJ.

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