US study shows AI is not destroying jobs yet
The mass adoption of AI and ChatGPT has not yet impacted employment in the US.
As the Financial Times reports, citing research by economists at the Yale University Laboratory and the Brookings Institution think tank, since OpenAI launched its popular chatbot in November 2022, generative AI has not had a greater impact on employment than previous technological breakthroughs.
It is noted that the study, based on an analysis of official labor market data and technology industry data on the use and impact of AI, finds no evidence that these tools lead to unemployment.
"Despite the rapid progress of AI technologies, the labor market in the past three years has been a story of continuity, not change. We are not currently experiencing a general economic apocalypse related to unemployment, the situation is generally stable. This should reassure an alarmed public," said Molly Kinder, a co-author of the study and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
According to Martha Gimbel, head of the Yale lab, the job market is not doing well, so it seems accurate to say that AI is taking jobs away from people. "But we've looked at it from different angles and we haven't found any signs that that's actually happening," Martha Gimbel explained.
The study also found limited evidence that graduates from the world's largest economy are having some difficulty finding jobs due to the rise of generative artificial intelligence. The unemployment rate among bachelor's degree holders aged 20-24 rose to 9.3% in August 2025, more than double the 4.4% recorded in April.
The study results reportedly contradict claims by company executives and tech giants that generative AI is rapidly changing the job market.
According to a new report from the British Standards Institute, which surveyed more than 850 business executives in eight countries and analyzed companies’ annual reports, 39% of respondents said AI had led to a reduction in entry-level jobs. Another 43% said they expected further reductions within the year.
Dario Amodei, CEO of AI startup Anthropic, warned in May of massive job losses in industries like law, consulting and finance, saying the technology could eliminate half of entry-level jobs. In an interview with Axios, he said unemployment would jump to 10%-20% in the next five years — up from the current 4.3%.
According to the publication, the Yale University lab intends to update its data monthly. The head of the lab, Martha Gimbel, also noted that the question of the impact of AI on the labor market is an open one. "We have to monitor this. But let's not put the cart before the horse," Gimbel concluded.
As we previously reported, a Stanford University study based on millions of payroll records found that jobs for 22-25 year-olds in fields most vulnerable to automation have shrunk by 13% since 2022. These include jobs like customer service, accounting, and software development. But according to LinkedIn analysts, young professionals are facing more difficulties in the labor market than other workers: the unemployment rate among graduates has increased by 30% since 2022.
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