Evidence of an AI-driven shakeup of job markets is patchy

Used as a brake on the loudest employment claims. Oxford Economics found signs of disruption, but the evidence for a broad AI-driven labour-market shock was still patchy.

Oxford Economics (May, Ben, director of global macro research). 'Evidence of an AI-driven shakeup of job markets is patchy.' Research briefing, January 2026. oxfordeconomics.com/resource/evidence-of-an-ai-driven-shakeup-of-job-markets-is-patchy/ and perma.cc/4F35-4NLL