Gartner: AI to net-add 1.7 million jobs by 2030, creating 10.6M and cutting 8.9M
Eliv_nurotic · reddit · 2026-11-11
Gartner forecasts that by 2030 AI will create more jobs than it destroys, for a net global gain of 1.7 million:
- 10.6 million new jobs expected, offsetting 8.9 million eliminated by AI
- More than 20% of the global workforce will see their roles transformed
- Technology workers face proportionally greater disruption than those in asset-intensive industries or the public sector
A notable counterpoint to the "AI destroys jobs" narrative.
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