Overview
- LinkedIn reports hiring has fallen about 20% since 2022 and says broad economic weakness, not automation, best explains the decline.
- Goldman Sachs estimates AI is eliminating roughly 16,000 U.S. jobs per month on net, pointing to measurable displacement in specific roles.
- LinkedIn says “AI engineer” is the fastest-growing entry-level title and counts 639,000 U.S. AI-related postings from 2023 to 2025, with similar momentum for AI Specialist and Generative AI Engineer in India.
- Academic analyses of 2017–2024 data link higher AI exposure to stronger productivity along with average gains in jobs and wages, especially where the tools complement human work.
- In India’s IT sector, Oracle and TCS cut tens of thousands of roles as ministries expand AI training, signaling a shift toward new skill demands and uneven regional outcomes.