white-collar

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Years later, a mix of days in the office and at home has become a common arrangement in the white-collar workplace — and a favored one, too.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

What was unusual in April was a record 668,000 increase in job openings in “professional and business services,” a catchall category of white-collar jobs in fields from technology to finance to law.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"I thought there would have been more impact on entry-level white-collar jobs being eliminated by now than has actually happened," he told the conference on Tuesday, as reported by The Australian.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Now, these white-collar jobs are fading, too, thanks to continued offshoring and, increasingly, artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

It might seem ludicrous to address as large and intractable a problem as white-collar crime through the life of a bagel man.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt