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Study: UK Could Lose 3M Jobs to AI by 2035
NFER study projects up to 3 million job losses in low-skilled UK roles by 2035 due to AI and automation, urging urgent reforms in lifelong learning and retraining.
- Publishing the final report, the NFER found the Skills Imperative 2035 programme warns up to 3 million low-skilled UK jobs could disappear by 2035, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
- The report's analysis found some 3.7 million workers already have substantial shortfalls in the six Essential Employment Skills: communication, collaboration, problem‑solving, organising, planning & prioritising, creative thinking and information literacy.
- Research shows at-risk occupations such as administrative, secretarial, customer service and machine operations are shrinking faster than predicted, while 2.3 million jobs grow and Clifford Chance and PwC adjust hiring recently.
- The report recommends a major overhaul of the adult skills system with increased funding, widening access to early years education and care, and embedding EES in schools and initial teacher training.
- Public polling shows 53% of workers expect AI to affect their job within ten years, yet only 24% of UK adults feel supported by the government, and displaced workers face barriers to re-entry.
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Study Warns AI May Wipe Out 3M Low-Skilled UK Jobs by 2035
Trades, machine operations, and administrative roles are all under threat from AI in the UK. A major new report warns that as many as three million low-skilled jobs could disappear in the UK by 2035 due to accelerating advances in automation and AI. The analysis — published by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) — suggests that the most vulnerable roles are history, as employers increasingly turn to digital tools and automate…
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