2026

Stanford: young workers' losses grow

August 12, 2026

The revised version of the study by Brynjolfsson, Chandar and Chen, with data through June 2026, shows an even larger drop in employment for 22- to 25-year-olds in AI-exposed occupations than the 13% measured in 2025.

Source: Stanford Digital Economy Lab

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