NYC Entry-Level Job Postings Plunge in AI-Exposed Careers, Economists Re-examine the Evidence
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-10-05
NYC official Mark Levine cited new data showing entry-level job postings down sharply since 2022 in AI-exposed careers, warning that impact is arriving fast with little policy response. Economist John Horton used his own research agent to re-examine the report, building on Alex Imas and Jacob Schaal's review to assess the strength of the evidence — demonstrating how AI can help make sense of a noisy, fast-growing literature.
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