According to a German study, young people are the first to notice the impact of AI on employment

According to a German study, young people are the first to notice the impact of AI on employment

The Ifo Institute’s report reveals that, although artificial intelligence has not caused mass job destruction in Europe, it is significantly slowing young people’s entry into the labor market. This phenomenon is more pronounced in professions with high exposure to automation, such as software development and finance, where a notable decline in the hiring of young workers has been observed compared to older workers. The relevance to open data lies in the critical need for age- and sector-disaggregated data to monitor these structural changes. The lack of transparency regarding the actual use of these tools hinders an accurate understanding of their labor market impact, highlighting that transparency and access to detailed statistics are essential for identifying emerging gaps in youth hiring. Without data-driven regulation, Europe faces the paradoxical risk of simultaneously experiencing shortages of skilled workers and high youth unemployment. Therefore, it is urgent to steer training toward skills complementary to AI and strengthen statistical monitoring, ensuring that empirical evidence guides public policy to prevent a permanent mismatch in labor market dynamics.

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