Five years since the Great Recession engulfed the world, the impact is clear. Millions of middle-class jobs have vanished. Experts now fear those jobs are lost for good — killed by sophisticated technology and smarter software.
In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, a robot paints brake drums at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) Five years since the Great Recession engulfed the world, the impact is clear. Millions of middle-class jobs have vanished. Experts now fear those jobs are lost for good — killed by sophisticated technology and smarter software.