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Labor market: Why AI is reducing job prospects primarily for entry-level workers

Translated title. Original: Arbeitsmarkt: Warum KI vor allem die Jobchancen für Berufseinsteiger mindert

Since the third quarter of 2022, employment fell 6.4% in the least AI-exposed occupations but rose 1.8% in the most AI-affected ones. The indicator compares employment and hiring by age across 140 occupations.

AI is changing how people enter the workforce: Young people feel the effects first - VOL.AT

Translated title. Original: KI verändert Berufseinstieg: Junge spüren Folgen zuerst - VOL.AT

An Ifo-Barometer analysis links employment trends in 140 occupations to AI exposure. Since the third quarter of 2022, full-time jobs for 20- to 24-year-olds in the most AI-affected occupations fell 14%, even as total employment in those occupations rose.

Employment Trends Blog Post

The blog analyzes CPS data to show rising US software-developer employment from 2022 to 2026, using IPUMS data, Python svy, and established sampling guidance; it notes limitations and provides a dashboard and MIT-licensed code.

AI and the Job Market: Entry-Level Workers Particularly Affected - VOL.AT

Translated title. Original: KI und Arbeitsmarkt: Berufseinsteiger besonders betroffen - VOL.AT

An Ifo measure comparing 140 occupations found employment rose in jobs most affected by AI but fell in jobs least affected. Full-time employment among 20- to 24-year-olds in the most AI-affected occupations declined 14% since the third quarter of 2022.

Short and Sweet – Week 46/2026 - film-tv-video.de

Translated title. Original: Kurz und knackig – KW 46/2026 - film-tv-video.de

Analysts say full-time jobs in occupations most exposed to AI fell 14%, from 279,000 to 239,000, since 2024. They report that large-scale AI-related layoffs are not yet evident.

PwC's 2026 AI jobs barometer: 10 findings on pay and productivity

PwC’s 2026 AI Jobs Barometer examines how AI relates to jobs, skills, pay and company productivity. It asks who receives the gains, while cautioning that reported differences do not prove AI caused them.

Ifo: AI impact on the labor market — entry-level workers suffer — WELT

Translated title. Original: Ifo: KI-Effekt am Arbeitsmarkt - Berufseinsteiger leiden - WELT

An Ifo Institute analysis links greater AI exposure to weaker job prospects for workers aged 20 to 24, though it finds no broad AI-driven job cuts and overall employment in exposed occupations has grown. The institute cautions that AI is not the only possible cause of the changes.

Southern Africa launches regional platform to monitor the labor market | UN News

Translated title. Original: África Austral lança plataforma regional para monitorar mercado de trabalho | ONU News

SADC launches a regional Labour Market Observatory with ILO technical support to collect and analyze member-state labour data under decent-work criteria, aiming to inform governments, employers, and workers and translate indicators into policy actions; ongoing capacity-building and quality assurance are planned to turn statistics into better jobs in Southern Africa.

Data Scientist skills in demand: what employers ask for | Mettlespark

The document presents a salary analysis for Data Scientist roles, showing how advertised pay ranges span multiple pay bands, with distribution percentages across bands and sample dollar amounts, drawn from 1,306 US ads dated in 2026.

AI-induced job losses: States in focus – The CAIS wage loss dashboard

Translated title. Original: KI-induzierte Arbeitsplatzverluste: Staaten im Fokus – Das CAIS Lohnverlust-Dashboard

The CAIS wage loss dashboard analyzes how AI-driven automation impacts U.S. state labor markets by identifying high-risk occupations, estimating potential wage losses, and presenting data by industry and state with predictive modeling. It also highlights cybersecurity and insider-risk concerns tied to workforce transformation.