A recent study showed that for workers aged 22-25 in sectors most exposed to AI automation (such as programming, sales, administrative support), employment dropped about 6 % during the study period, while older workers (ages 25-34) in those same sectors saw job growth of 6-9 %. CBS News+1 For college students nearing graduation, this claim is very relevant: it speaks to shifting job-market dynamics and how emerging technologies may be affecting early-career opportunities differently.
However, the claim requires nuance: the sectors were “AI‐exposed” rather than all sectors, and employment shifts may be influenced by multiple factors (economic downturn, pandemic after‐effects, changing hiring practices) not just AI. So while the drop and contrast are real in the data, attributing them solely to AI would be misleading.
