
economist.com
September 7, 2026
1 min read
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Summary
Finance & economics | Help wanted The jobs apocalypse is postponed. An AI jobs boom is here Initial effects of the technology on employment look positive |6 min read PERHAPS AI WILL eventually make many humans unemployable—but there is no sign of it yet. On September 4th the Bureau of Labour Statistics reported that the American economy added 162,000 jobs in August, far above expectations. The une...