Anthropic published new research this month on AI’s impact on the labour market, and it’s one of the more honest pieces I’ve seen on the topic. Rather than asking what AI could theoretically do, they built a measure called “observed exposure”, tracking what Claude is actually being used for in professional settings, and compared that to real employment data.

The headline finding is that there’s no measurable rise in unemployment for highly exposed workers yet, but there’s a quiet signal that younger workers are being hired into AI-exposed roles at a slightly slower rate. The jobs story, at least for now, looks less like a sudden shock and more like a slow squeeze at the entry point. Worth reading if you’re thinking about workforce strategy or just trying to cut through the noise on the AI jobs debate.

Read the research here – https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impacts