What We’re Reading: November 29, 2017

These are the top talent stories we’re reading from around the web.

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People from states that tend to lean Republican are dropping out of the labor force while states that tend to vote Democratic are opting into the labor market, reports The Wall Street Journal.

An online education startup thinks it can save bankers from losing their jobs to machines. Quartz has the story.

CEOs say proceeds from tax cuts as part of the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul will go to shareholders, not to creating more jobs, as the administration promised, reports Bloomberg.

Here’s proof that retail jobs don’t need to be bad, according to The New York Times.

Finally, here’s why the notion of work-life balance is a bald-faced lie, from Inc.