EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 2 MIN
Episode 13 - The 4.6 Percent
from Moonshot Minute · host Moonshot Consulting
The unemployment rate you hear about is 4.3%. The number they are not printing is 4.6% — the U‑4 rate that includes discouraged workers who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs exist. That number jumped 33% in three months. Meta is cutting 8,000 employees while spending $135 billion on AI. And a new class action says Eightfold AI is scoring applicants 0 to 5 using scraped social media data without telling them. This is Episode 13 of Moonshot Minute. One story. No fluff.
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The unemployment rate you hear about is 4.3%. The number they are not printing is 4.6% — the U‑4 rate that includes discouraged workers who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs exist. That number jumped 33% in three months. Meta is cutting 8,000 employees while spending $135 billion on AI. And a new class action says Eightfold AI is scoring applicants 0 to 5 using scraped social media data without telling them. This is Episode 13 of Moonshot Minute. One story. No fluff.
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