AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
Back to the digital bread lines AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. There’s some reason to believe 2026’s graduating job seekers might be more at risk of AI displacement than those graduating just a year or two prior. The CESifo researchers point to a recent sharp increase in the number of firms “replacing a large number of employee tasks with AI” in a Census survey, as well as broad increases in AI spending per employee and ChatGPT Enterprise token use in the last 12 months.
- ▪Back to the digital bread lines AI was supposed to hit new grads hard.
- ▪There’s some reason to believe 2026’s graduating job seekers might be more at risk of AI displacement than those graduating just a year or two prior.
- ▪The CESifo researchers point to a recent sharp increase in the number of firms “replacing a large number of employee tasks with AI” in a Census survey, as well as broad increases in AI spending per employee and ChatGPT Enterprise token use
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Back to the digital bread lines AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise. “There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring” Kyle Orland – Sep 25, 2026 3:11 pm | 2 Credit: DBenitostock/Getty Credit: DBenitostock/Getty Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Last month, we shared word of a Stanford study that found entry-level employment in so-called “AI-impacted” occupations lagging well behind that in other fields.
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