Yale Budget Lab: US unemployment at 4.1%, no clear AI-driven shift in occupational mix yet
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-08
Gary Marcus shares data cited by John Cassidy from the Yale Budget Lab: the US unemployment rate stands at 4.1%, and "the occupational mix is not yet changing in ways that clearly align with the introduction of AI into the workforce." A notable empirical data point countering the narrative that AI is already displacing jobs at scale.
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