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A |     AI摘要      福州工会“稳岗就业创业服务超市”新一轮服务启动，计划免费服务20万人次。    WASHINGTON -- Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year's historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, means the average recipient will receive more than $50 more every month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said Thursday. The AARP estimated that increase at $59 per month. “This will help millions of people keep up with expenses,” said Kilolo Kijakazi, Social Security’s acting commissioner.About 71 million people — including retirees, disabled people and children — receive Social Security benefits. Thursday's announcement follows this year’s 8.7% benefit increase, brought on by record 40-year-high inflation, which pushed up the price of consumer goods. With inflation easing, the next annual increase is markedly smaller.“Compared to last year's 8.7% increase, this is going to feel small and the perception is that its not keeping up with the inflation and the higher costs that retirees are still seeing,” said Martha Shedden, president of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts.On top of that, an anticipated increase in Medicare premiums for 2024 will eat into the Social Security cost-of-living bump.Medicare hasn’t announced the increase for traditional Medicare, but said the cost of Medicare Advantage plans is expected to remain stable.Still, senior advocates applauded the annual Social Security adjustment.“Retirees can rest a little easier at night knowing they will soon receive an increase in their Social Security checks to help them keep up with rising prices,” AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said. “We know older Americans are still feeling the sting when they buy groceries and gas, making every dollar important." Social Security is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes will be $168,600 for 2024, up from $160,200 for 2023. Retirees whose sole income comes from Social Security are not subject to taxes on that income.Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, an advocacy group for the social insurance program, said that the COLA is a “reminder of Social Security’s unique importance" and that “Congress should pass legislation to protect and expand benefits.”However, the program faces a severe financial shortfall in the coming years.The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in March said the program’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2033. If the trust fund is depleted, the government will be able to pay only 77% of scheduled benefits, the report said.There have been legislative proposals to shore up Social Security, but they have not made it past committee hearings.A March poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that most U.S. adults are opposed to proposals that would cut into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and 79% of people polled said they oppose reducing the size of Social Security benefits.The Social Security Administration is still without a permanent leader. President Joe Biden in July nominated former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead the agency.The COLA is calculated according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, or CPI. But there are calls for the agency to instead use a different index, the CPI-E, which measures price changes based on the spending patterns of the elderly, like health care, food and medicine costs.Any change to the calculation would require congressional approval. But with decades of inaction on Social Security and with the House at a standstill after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., seniors and their advocates say they don’t have confidence any sort of change will be approved soon. The cost of living adjustments will have a big impact on people like Alfred Mason, an 83-year-old Louisiana resident. Mason said that “any increase is welcomed, because it sustains us for what we are going through.”As inflation is still high, he said, anything added to his income “would be greatly appreciated.”。

B | 通过岗前集训、技能夜校及企业订单班精准对接需求，并提供创业支持，助力职工提升技能、就业与创业。         福州“工会稳岗就业创业服务超市”新一轮服务持续开展     免费学技能找工作 还能教你创业     近日，应届毕业生小魏在市总工会主办的“金秋助学·职引未来”2026年职工子女职场启航训练营里，拿到了人生第一份实习邀约。这个曾经一上台就紧张得说不出话的小伙子，如今敢在大家面前完整表达自己的想法。    小魏的蜕变，得益于一个叫福州市“工会稳岗就业创业服务超市”的地方。这个超市不卖东西，但能帮助你学本事、找工作，甚至创业。

C | 超市的上一轮服务，累计帮助了超过20万人次。今年6月，新一轮服务启动，计划再服务不少于20万人次，而且全部免费。两个多月来，各项服务持续展开。         人工智能实训课上，学员们围着老师请教。

D | （市总工会供图）     大学生参加集训后，被企业预订     如果你是在校大学生，不妨留意一下工会的“岗前集训班”。    今年4月，工会干部走访企业时发现，福建省艾的卡讯网络科技有限公司接了大量AI漫剧制作业务，急需会用AI的年轻人。工会立刻对接福州软件职业技术学院，面向数字媒体技术、动漫制作等专业，招募了50名学生，组建了一个“岗前集训班”。

E |     上课的不是大学老师，而是企业一线技术骨干。教的也不是枯燥的理论，而是怎么做创意策划、怎么写剧本、怎么用AI工具生成画面。

F | “从故事需求开始梳理，到AI工具‘吐’出原始画面，一点点打磨角色、构建场景，最后合成作品。”学员陈灵说，这个夏天的集训帮她打开了AI漫剧的大门。    培训结束，企业HR直接来到现场面试。最终，15名学员进入企业开展暑期实习，5人签下就业意向书。“学员到岗就能上手，给我们省下了宝贵的磨合时间。”企业负责人陈堃说。    类似的“订单班”还在拓展。数字媒体、电商运营、短视频制作、直播带货……企业需要什么人才，工会就开展定向培训。有些学生还没毕业，就已被企业相中。新一轮服务还新增了高校推介交流会，16所在榕院校相关负责人与工会、企业面对面，推动就业服务端口前移至学生在校期间。    上班族下班后，到技能夜校“充电”     如果你是在职职工，想学点新技能，但白天要上班，工会的“就业技能充电夜校”或许适合你。

G |     工会的技能夜校安排在工人文化宫，晚上和周末上课，推出AI办公提效、咖啡拉花、美妆护理等实用课程。每到开课时间，不少“上班族”下班后匆匆赶来，课堂经常座无虚席。    今年5月底，在一家外贸企业做行政的林晓聪报名了“AI办公提效”班。

H | 课上，老师手把手教他用AI工具做宣传海报，半小时就搞定了一张原本要花半天才能完成的设计图。学完第二天，他就用上了，独立完成了部门活动的视觉设计。“每晚抽出两小时充电，现学现用，太值了。”     据工人文化宫相关负责人介绍，技能夜校每个系列的课程一般只有两三次集中教学，短平快，主打一个实用。不少学员学完AI办公课后工作效率翻倍，学完咖啡拉花的，有的还琢磨要不要开家小店。    工会“订单班”精准对接企业需求     如果你正愁没技术、想转行，工会的“企业订单班”或许能帮到你。    直播电商火，但很多企业招不到合适的主播。工会摸排后发现，福州甜橙信息技术有限公司等好几家本土企业都缺人。于是，工会为他们量身定制了一个“带货主播订单班”。    6月10日，培训在市职工三创中心的数字工匠学堂进行，请来专业导师，指导学员怎么写直播脚本、怎么面对镜头、怎么选品排品。课堂上，导师结合行业爆款案例，逐条拆解平台规则和市场动向，干货满满。

I | 20名学员学完后，企业HR直接到现场面试，4人当场通过了初试。

J |     通过“订单班”入职的带货主播陈义，是“订单班”首批学员之一。她说，一年多以前，她还是个对互联网行业一头雾水的“电商小白”。如今，查看商品数据、构思脚本、搭建直播间，全套流程她都能独立完成。    “企业订单班”还在推出，涵盖电商运营、短视频制作等多个领域，目前已完成对157名职工学员的培训。

K |     延伸阅读：工会“就业超市”这么逛     市民可关注“福州市总工会”微信公众号，登录“数智工会”板块，或者通过“e福州”App搜索“福州工会”，即可在线报名课程、查询岗位、预约服务，全程免费。

L |     如果你想创业，超市还设有创业服务专区，提供创业指导、孵化服务、创业贷款对接等一站式支持。

M | （记者 李白蕾 通讯员 林滢）。