Jacob Schaal(@FutureEconJacob):Has AI hit the labor market yet? @alexolegimas and my verdict after ~20 papers: not yet in aggregate. Unemployment and layoffs show almost nothing. But AI may already be cutting junior hiring in exposed white-collar jobs. Remote work may explain part of that decline. A 🧵

Jacob Schaal

@FutureEconJacob

Researching how AI affects junior hiring and job tasks @KingsCollegeLon and @AIObjectives

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Jacob Schaal@FutureEconJacob

2026.09.29 14:15

Has AI hit the labor market yet? @alexolegimas and my verdict after ~20 papers: not yet in aggregate. Unemployment and layoffs show almost nothing. But AI may already be cutting junior hiring in exposed white-collar jobs. Remote work may explain part of that decline. A 🧵