Jobs created and lost by 2030
Employers' forecasts, from 2025 to 2030, in million jobs
Jobs created and lost by 2030
The analysis
- Across all trends (technology, demography, ecological transition), employers expect more job creation than job losses.
- AI and information processing weigh little in this balance: 11 million jobs created, 9 million eliminated.
- 40% of employers say they plan to reduce their workforce where AI can automate tasks.
The figures
- All trends, created: 170 M.
- All trends, eliminated: 92 M.
- AI and information, created: 11 M.
- AI and information, eliminated: 9 M.
Assumptions
- Forecasts declared by 1,043 employers, world.
- These are the intentions of employers surveyed, not measurements.
- The first measurements (Stanford, US payroll data) show a decline in employment of young people in the most exposed occupations.
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