AI is flattening the jobs market for young people, says Sunak
The former prime minister said graduates' concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified.
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Notable Quotes
"There are reasons to be worried and think about the future. But we are able to do something about this."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"Flat is the new up."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"We should be thinking about, well, how do we tip the balance in favour of AI being used in that positive way… to help people do their jobs better [rather than replacing them]."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"We are an AI superpower any which way you look at it."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"We should be thinking about, well, how do we tip the balance in favour of AI being used in that positive way… to help people do their jobs better [rather than replacing them]."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"There are reasons to be worried and think about the future. But we are able to do something about this."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"That's why I think we do have to look at this issue very seriously and with purpose."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"We are an AI superpower any which way you look at it."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"There are reasons to be worried and think about the future. But we are able to do something about this."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"That's why I think we do have to look at this issue very seriously and with purpose."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"We shouldn't rely on companies to mark their own homework."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"Breaking first is the bottom rung of the career ladder."
— Aneesh Raman , Executive
"There is a lot of power in the junior employees, but you can’t leverage them the same way that you would in the past."
— Timothy Young , Executive
"AI can’t completely replace a job."
— Chris Hyams , Executive
"It seems it’s a much smaller and much slower transition than you might imagine."
— Anders Humlum , Academic
"A lot of entry-level work when you’re fresh out of college is knowledge-intensive jobs where you’re collecting data, transcribing data, and putting together basic visualizations, and learning the organization from the ground up."
— Tristan L. Botelho , Academic
"I think there could be a little bit of an almost quiet time in the labor market, because firms are finding that AI is making their workers so productive that they don’t necessarily have to hire the new kids out of college and so on."
— Kevin Hassett , Executive
"It is true that AI is starting to show up more clearly in the data."
— Jan Hatzius , Academic
"flat is the new up"
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"if AI makes businesses more productive and profitable, then taxing those profits rather than taxing the act of hiring captures the same revenue without penalising employment."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"AI could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs."
— Dario Amodei , Executive
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is flattening the jobs market for young people and governments should eliminate National Insurance to make hiring workers more attractive."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
"Graduates' concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified."
— Rishi Sunak , Politician
Key People
University of Chicago economics professor involved in studying the impact of AI on labor markets.
LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer discussing the impact of AI on entry-level jobs.
CEO of Indeed discussing the role of AI in the job market.
Dario Amodei is a co-founder of Anthropic.
David Lammy is a Deputy Prime Minister and a Labour MP advocating for UK tech investment.
Faisal Islam is the BBC's Economics Editor.
Chief economist at Goldman Sachs.
Senior global economist at Goldman Sachs.
Director of the National Economic Council under President Trump.
CEO of Duolingo.
Rishi Sunak is a former Prime Minister of the UK and an adviser to technology companies.
CEO of Jasper.ai commenting on the changing landscape of hiring due to AI.
CEO of Shopify.
Associate professor of organizational behavior at Yale School of Management.
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The former prime minister said graduates' concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified.
An analysis of the challenges young Americans face in the job market, highlighting the impact of AI and other factors on employment prospects for recent graduates.
An analysis highlighting how AI is displacing entry-level jobs, particularly affecting young workers, and exacerbating existing issues in the labor market.
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warns that AI is impacting entry-level job opportunities for young people and suggests eliminating National Insurance to make hiring more attractive.
LinkedIn reports that 'AI engineer' is the fastest-growing job title for young workers, highlighting the increasing demand for AI-related skills among entry-level professionals.
LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, warns that AI is increasingly threatening entry-level positions that have traditionally served as career stepping stones for young workers.
AI is becoming a major driver of workforce reductions, with over 10,000 job cuts in the U.S. in 2025 directly linked to automation, impacting entry-level roles and recent graduates.
Rishi Sunak proposes eliminating National Insurance to counteract AI's impact on youth employment, advocating for a tax shift to corporate profits.
Rishi Sunak acknowledges that AI is challenging young professionals' entry into fields like law and accountancy, urging a reevaluation of employment taxes.
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlights AI's role in reducing entry-level job opportunities for young people, advocating for policy changes to address the issue.
Rishi Sunak proposes phasing out National Insurance to mitigate AI's impact on youth employment, suggesting a tax shift to corporate profits.
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warns that AI is reducing entry-level job opportunities for young people and suggests eliminating National Insurance to make hiring more attractive.
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