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Work & Labor · 4 min read

AI Is Now the Leading Stated Cause of U.S. Layoffs — 116,175 Cuts Through August

AI displacement became the top-cited reason for U.S. job cuts in 2026, with 116,175 positions attributed to AI automation through August, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Sep 14

Work & Labor · 4 min read

AI Drove 25% of All U.S. Job Cuts in March 2026, SHRM Report Finds

SHRM's 2026 displacement report finds artificial intelligence was directly responsible for 15,341 layoff announcements in March — one in four U.S. job cuts for the month — as AI's share of labor market contraction becomes measurable and accelerating.

Jun 16

Finance & Banking · 5 min read

Banks Are Quietly Cutting Junior Analyst Cohorts as AI Restructures Entry-Level Finance

Major banks are cutting junior analyst hiring by up to two-thirds as AI absorbs templated research, compliance review, and modeling tasks — a structural shift Fortune calls the first sector-wide white-collar AI displacement.

Jun 9

Work & Labor · 4 min read

Anthropic Publishes First Direct Empirical Measurement of AI's Labor Market Exposure Effects

Anthropic's first empirical study of AI's labor market impact—drawn from real Claude usage data—finds entry-level knowledge roles already showing measurable task displacement while senior roles augment.

Jun 9

Work & Labor · 5 min read

BCG: AI Is Reshaping Jobs Faster Than Companies Are Reshaping Work

BCG's 2026 AI at Work report projects 10–15% of U.S. jobs eliminated and 50–55% fundamentally reshaped in five years — while 67% of heavy AI users report higher job satisfaction alongside rising cognitive load.

Jun 7

Work & Labor · 5 min read

Yale Study: AI Is Quietly Closing the Door on Entry-Level Jobs Before Careers Can Begin

Yale SOM researchers find AI's most damaging near-term labor impact is not mass layoffs but a silent contraction in entry-level hiring — companies let AI handle junior tasks and simply don't backfill the headcount.

May 11

Work & Labor · 4 min read

Gallup: 18% of U.S. Workers Say Their Job Could Be Eliminated by AI Within Five Years

New Gallup data finds 18% of U.S. workers believe their job could be eliminated by AI within five years — and the number is higher, not lower, among workers whose companies have already deployed AI tools.

May 8

Work & Labor · 4 min read

Q1 2026: Tech Cut 80,000 Jobs — and AI Was the Stated Reason for Half of Them

The U.S. tech industry eliminated ~80,000 jobs in Q1 2026, with 47.9% formally attributed to AI — the first quarter AI is the plurality cause of tech-sector layoffs.

Apr 29

Creative & Media · 4 min read

California's Creative Job Losses Aren't AI's Fault. A New Report Says the Real Causes Are More Complicated.

A new California analysis finds the state's creative sector job losses stem from streaming restructuring and post-strike slowdowns — not AI automation, complicating the dominant policy narrative.

Apr 28

Work & Labor · 4 min read

AI Is Eliminating 16,000 U.S. Jobs Per Month — and Gen Z Is Paying the Highest Price

Goldman Sachs found AI directly responsible for 16,000 U.S. job eliminations per month, with Gen Z workers concentrated in the white-collar roles hit hardest.

Apr 23

Work & Labor · 5 min read

AI Is Cutting 16,000 US Jobs Per Month — and Gen Z Is Taking the Hardest Hit

Goldman Sachs data shows AI is eliminating 16,000 US positions per month, with Gen Z disproportionately exposed through their concentration in routine white-collar roles — and 48% of Q1 2026 tech layoffs now explicitly attributed to AI by employers.

Apr 22

Work & Labor · 4 min read

AI Is Eliminating 16,000 U.S. Jobs Per Month — and Gen Z Is Taking the Hardest Hit

Goldman Sachs research finds AI is now eliminating 16,000 U.S. jobs per month, with Gen Z workers bearing disproportionate impact due to their concentration in entry-level white-collar roles that AI automates most effectively.

Apr 20

Work & Labor · 4 min read

AI Is Eliminating 16,000 U.S. Jobs Per Month—and Gen Z Is Taking the Hardest Hit

Goldman Sachs analysis finds AI-driven job displacement is running at 16,000 U.S. positions per month. Gen Z is taking the hardest hit, concentrated in exactly the white-collar roles AI automates first.

Apr 19

Work & Labor · 4 min read

AI Is Erasing 16,000 U.S. Jobs Per Month — and Gen Z Is Absorbing the Worst of It

Goldman Sachs research finds AI eliminates ~25,000 U.S. jobs monthly while creating ~9,000 — a net loss of 16,000 per month, with Gen Z bearing disproportionate displacement in entry-level roles.

Apr 18