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AI May Be Hitting Young Workers First as Employment Gap Widens to 19%

Researchers said the shortfall is driven mainly by reduced hiring, not layoffs, as young workers in the most AI-exposed jobs fell 19% behind peers.

Summary by IBTimes UK
AI may not be causing widespread job displacement, but a growing employment gap is emerging among young workers. An updated Stanford study found that workers ages 22 to 25 in highly AI-exposed occupations are increasingly falling behind their peers in less-exposed fields. Their employment level is now about 19% below where it would have been had it kept pace with similarly aged workers in less-exposed occupations, up from a 15% shortfall at the …

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A Stanford study shows that AI destroys hardly any existing jobs, but significantly slows down the recruitment of new entrants. An updated study by Stanford University ("Canaries in the Coal Mine?") based on US pay data from HR service provider ADP proves that while artificial intelligence has so far hardly led to widespread redundancies in the industry, career opportunities for young workers aged 22 to 25 are drastically shrinking. In professio…

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RealClearMarkets broke the news in Northbrook, United States on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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