Samantha Fields
Marketplace reporter who covered the topic of recent layoffs and companies citing AI, interviewing researchers about the labor-market impacts of automation.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 26min
Why higher productivity doesn't equal wage growth
Samantha Fields, reporter on layoffs and AI’s labor effects. Justin Ho, reporter who unpacks the productivity-pay disconnect. Carla Javier, reporter tracking delayed jobs data. They explore whether AI really explains recent cuts. They examine why productivity gains have not produced matching pay growth. They unpack how missing government data and broader labor-market forces shape what we know.
