The investment underscores Workera's leadership in verified skills intelligence and highlights Accenture's commitment to empowering organizations with skills-based training in technology, data, and AI

The job market limbo: what’s happening and what’s next “It’s like the job market hit pause, and no one told me.” If you’ve been feeling like this lately, you’re not alone. Over the winter break, I spent time reading job forums and studies to understand what’s going on in the labor market. And I gotta say — there’s a lot of anxiety out there right now. In my (still relatively short) career, I’ve never seen white-collar professionals feeling this uncertain about the future — especially in tech. From tech layoffs to shifting roles, the uncertainty is everywhere. Aki Ito recently called this “a deep white-collar recession” in her latest article, and at NeurIPS 2024 (one of the world’s biggest machine learning conferences), KyungHyun Cho described the “anxiety and frustration” he saw among attendees. It’s not just in headlines or conferences. Scroll through Reddit communities like r/cscareerquestions, r/webdev, or r/codingbootcamps, and you’ll see the same story: worry, frustration, and confusion about what the future holds.

Earlier this month, we were thrilled to see Workera included in the 2025 GSV 150 — a prestigious list spotlighting the 150 top private companies shaping the future of digital learning and workforce skills. GSV is the global platform driving innovation in education from “pre-K to gray,” and this year’s announcement of the GSV 150 recognized the growing role of AI for learning and workforce development: