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Tech workers displaced by AI face a tougher job market, taking an average of one month longer to find new employment.
Displaced tech workers now take about one month longer to find new jobs than before.
KEY POINTS
- Reemployed tech workers typically face real earnings losses exceeding 3% due to occupational downgrading.
- Block reduced its workforce by 40% as AI adoption automated tasks previously requiring days of work.
- Oracle reportedly cut up to 30,000 jobs globally in 2026, driven by AI-related restructuring.
- Over 52,000 US tech workers lost jobs in the first quarter of 2026, a 40% year-over-year increase.
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