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AI & Jobs BLS reported 29,000 jobs for September on October 2, against a consensus near 84,000 to 90,000, with unemployment at 4.2%. Financial activities lost 7,000 and is down 129,000 since May 2025, and July and August were cut by 60,000 between them.
AI & Jobs On October 1, Disney Entertainment president Dana Walden said Disney moved toward running as one television business, and that 「technology set their sights on our business.」 It is the first executive account we have found that ties the roughly 300 HR and tech cuts to Disney's structure, and AI is not in it.
AI & Jobs Foghorn Therapeutics said on October 1 it is cutting about 40% of its workforce, leaving roughly 65 full-time employees, after it and Eli Lilly decided not to advance the FHD-909 trial. The 8-K names no AI or automation link.
AI & Jobs Goodyear told the SEC on October 1 that it will close its chemical plants in Niagara Falls, NY and Bayport, TX: about 85 job reductions, $55M to $75M in pre-tax charges, $15M to $20M a year in savings from 2027. The filing does not mention AI.
AI & Jobs On October 1, Microsoft AI released a streaming transcriber at $0.54 per audio hour and two text-to-speech models at $22 and $15 per million characters. The prices are public. The customers and the call-completion numbers are not.
AI & Jobs Nike disclosed a multi-year program called Pace on October 1: about $2.5B of cumulative savings through fiscal 2031 for about $1.0B in charges. CEO Elliott Hill says it means fewer roles, with decisions starting in 2027. AI is not mentioned.