Since we last spoke, I started a weekday news show called The Top Five News. Five stories. About five minutes. Weekdays at 5 p.m. Eastern. Business, markets, and the headlines a busy exec. can actually use. It is not Fox News. It is me, on camera, after the workday.

I am keeping the headhunter day job. Joseph Michaels International is still what I do. Same firm since 1990. Same standard: outstanding people for companies that are growing, from senior…

Continue ReadingSince we last spoke, I started a weekday news show called The Top Five News. Five stories. About five minutes. Weekdays at 5 p.m. Eastern. Business, markets, and the headlines a busy exec. can actually use. It is not Fox News. It is me, on camera, after the workday.

“A Different AI Warning Bell Is Ringing,” Says 40-Year Executive Recruiter Joe Pelayo AI is going to eliminate too many jobs too fast. Reduce the interest rates fast and in advance.

I have spent four decades in the recruiting business. I am Joe Pelayo, an executive recruiter and the managing partner of Joseph Michaels International Recruiters. I started in this work…

Continue Reading“A Different AI Warning Bell Is Ringing,” Says 40-Year Executive Recruiter Joe Pelayo AI is going to eliminate too many jobs too fast. Reduce the interest rates fast and in advance.

U.S. jobs report that just dropped. August 2026 payrolls came in at +162,000, well above what Wall Street expected. See the attached detailed report.

U.S. jobs report that just dropped. The August 2026 employment numbers came in stronger than most people on Wall Street were calling for. Economists were looking for something in the…

Continue ReadingU.S. jobs report that just dropped. August 2026 payrolls came in at +162,000, well above what Wall Street expected. See the attached detailed report.

U.S. jobs report that just dropped. The March 2026 employment numbers were an absolute blowout — far stronger than anyone expected.

Here are the highlights: Non-farm payrolls surged by +178,000 jobs (economists had forecast only about 60,000). The unemployment rate actually dropped to 4.3%. The private sector added 186,000 jobs. Small businesses drove much of the growth, especially…

Continue ReadingU.S. jobs report that just dropped. The March 2026 employment numbers were an absolute blowout — far stronger than anyone expected.