HR & Recruiting — AI Upskilling Surges as Walmart Trains 2M Workers, Healthcare Costs Hit 15-Year High, and ICE Tightens I-9 Enforcement

HR & Recruiting · 2026-04-24

TODAY'S SIGNAL — Three forces are converging on HR leaders simultaneously. First, the AI skills race has entered a new phase: Walmart is training all 2 million employees on agentic AI, Skillsoft reports a 994% spike in AI skills benchmark completions, and Robert Half confirms employers now expect AI proficiency from early-career hires. This is no longer a tech-team initiative — it's a…