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AI is beginning to erode entry-level work specifically: jobs most exposed to AI have shrunk while less-exposed jobs grew, and early-career jobs shrank sharply this year while mid-career jobs grew.
Stanford's Canaries Dashboard, using ADP payroll data, found AI-exposed jobs shrank 0.5% while less-exposed jobs grew 0.2%, and early-career jobs shrank 2.7% this year even as mid-career (35-40) jobs grew 1.6%. ✦ AI generated
Casey Newton · Platformer · 2026-07-14 · original ↗
jobs that are considered the most "exposed" to AI shrank 0.5 percent, while the least exposed grew 0.2 percent... early-career jobs shrank 2.7 percent this year, while jobs for mid-career workers (ages 35-40) grew 1.6 percent.
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