At Work

With unemployment in New York City at record lows, the battle for talent is raging as tech giants, including Amazon and Google, lay plans to open new or expanded operations in Manhattan and Long Island City.

According to a recent McKinsey report, AI and automation will replace 375 million jobs by 2030. The good news: This transformation is expected to boost a number of industries. Here are five sectors to consider to future-proof your career.

Studies reveal that above a certain amount of money — $105,000 in the US, says Gallup — more income doesn't create more happiness. What does have a significant effect on well-being is free time. The good news: More companies are offering flex time.

By the year 2025, robots and machines driven by artificial intelligence are predicted to perform half of all productive functions in the workplace. Companies need to develop new labor laws and social norms to protect these automated workers.

Big technology companies lose billions every year fighting patent lawsuits, but they don't fight them just to protect their bottom line. Having a strong patent philosophy is critical to attracting top software engineers.

Digital assistants, like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa, are making inroads in the office market, providing employers unimaginable levels of data to improve decision-making. But to do so, these AI technologies will monitor employees' every word.

Demographic shifts and technological innovation have led to major changes in the workforce. These five trends will reshape the workplace in 2019. T

The $8.5 billion U.S. marijuana industry is generating jobs at a faster rate than tech. By 2020 the industry is expected to create 250,000 new jobs in a host of new job roles — from dispensary manager to budtender.

Today Tesla faces off with the United Auto Workers at a hearing at the National Labor Relations Board. The union has filed  charges that the company has denied. The outcome of the case could  have far-reaching implications across Silicon Valley.

Even in the best of economic times there are 200,000-plus unemployment claims every week. With recent job losses at iconic companies like GE, GM and Verizon, here is how to gauge if you and your co-workers could be at risk.

Increasingly, small and midsize companies are  looking at employee stock-ownership plans as another attractive benefit to lure job candidates in a tight job market. Another attraction: It's a great exit strategy for founders ready to retire.

Silicon Valley has been an engine for economic growth, but that wealth is not being shared with most of the workers in the industry. Nine in 10 workers in Silicon Valley make less now than they did in 1997 after adjusting for inflation.

Female business school students have low rates of participation in business competitions, but when they do compete, teams headed by women founders and CEOs rank highly, according to a study from Girls With Impact. 

It can be difficult to pick yourself up after a lousy performance review, but having the right outlook is key to success. Here are tips on what employees should do the day (and weeks) following their review to start down the path toward improvement. 

Art schools have launched incubators and certificate programs to help art students launch businesses and prepare for careers in the gig economy. These include programs at Arizona State University and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Talented professionals won't be willing to work traditional 9-to-5 jobs in the future. CNBC recently spoke with Upwork CEO Stephane Kasriel about the need to institute remote-work policies, and the consequences for companies if they don't.

Real friendship is the key to our long-term career success, health and happiness. Yet we often overlook our fellow co-workers as friends because we try to separate our needs in the office from those at home.

Google's 'bungee program' allows employees to step into the full-time roles of peers, such as those on maternity leave. The concept promotes the work/life balance and development opportunities that are important to retaining top millennial talent.

With many tech companies enjoying worldwide prominence, many headquarters have now become architectural wonders in their own right.  Both the state-of-the-art buildings and lifestyle are fascinating to outsiders.

As advancing technology continues to drive the demand for tech skills, companies are getting fiercely competitive when it comes to snagging — and keeping — the best talent on the planet. Yet there is a basic way for smaller companies to win the war.

Schools can no longer insulate its students from the unpredictability of technological progression and disruption. The result: new, nontraditional education options are beginning to proliferate.

Mujin, a start-up spun out of Tokyo University, has developed industrial robots that can fully automate warehouses and fulfillment centers. After doing this for JD.com in China, it plans to enter the U.S. marketplace.

Panera Bread is slated to pass $2 billion in annualized digital sales this year, double that of last year, its CEO Blaine Hurst said at CNBC's Productivity@Work event in New York City Tuesday.

Virtual reality is being embraced by Walmart, Boeing, UPS and other F500 companies as a training tool. The rise in retention rates and productivity numbers so far have been impressive.

Some 60 million Americans make up the gig economy, and by 2027 the majority of workers in the U.S. will be contract workers. This has major implications for the American workforce — and corporations — in the years ahead.

Google, Facebook and other tech titans are employing thousands of contract workers to keep official headcounts low and free up millions to hire talent in areas such as AI. The trend is on the rise for companies outside Silicon Valley as well.

CNBC's @Work is an exclusive three-part event series that examines the impact of new technology on three different disciplines — human resources, IT and finance. The third event in the series, Capital@Work, took place on December 3 in San Francisco, and examined how senior financial leaders play a critical role in shaping the workplace of the future.

Helping business leaders successfully manage their workforce amid rapid technological and demographic change.

CNBC's @Work is an exclusive three-part event series that examines the impact of new technology on three different disciplines — human resources, IT and finance. The second event in the series, Productivity@Work, took place on October 30 and examined how CIOs and CTOs are managing the transition to a digital future.

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation are reimagining today's workplace and leading to big shifts in the workforce of tomorrow. CNBC's @Work is a three-part event series that examines the impact of new technology on three different disciplines — human resources, IT and finance. The second event in the series, Productivity@Work, took place on October 30 and examined how CIOs and CTOs are managing the transition to a digital future.

Helping business leaders successfully manage their workforce amid rapid technological and demographic change.

CNBC’s @Work is a 3-part event examining the impact of new technology on human resources, IT and finance. The first event, Talent@Work, on June 20 explored how CHROs drive success by balancing the needs of the workforce with the needs of the company.

Helping business leaders successfully manage their workforce amid rapid technological and demographic change.