{
  "id": 14729563,
  "title": "There's Not Going to Be a Sharp Downturn in Jobs, Says Lakshman Achuthan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/theres-not-going-to-be-a-sharp-downturn-in-jobs-says-lakshman-achuthan",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-15/there-won-t-be-a-sharp-downturn-in-jobs-says-achuthan-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Initial jobless claims were little changed in early-October, reinforcing the view that the labor market is cooling through slower hiring rather than rising layoffs. The report gives the Fed little reason to worry about an abrupt deterioration in employment, but it doesn’t ease broader concerns about weak job creation. Lakshman Achuthan, COO and co-founder at ECRI, gives his outlook on employment…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}