AI created 6.4 lakh jobs between 2023 and 2025: LinkedIn
What's the story
Amid fears of job losses due to artificial intelligence (AI), new data from LinkedIn shows that the technology has actually created a significant number of jobs in the US. Between 2023 and 2025, AI was responsible for creating around 640,000 jobs. The report also highlights a surge in senior-level hiring with over 225,000 openings for roles like head of AI during this period—a whopping 49% increase compared to the previous four years.
Market impact
Steady demand for AI professionals
"We're not talking about enough jobs to change the direction of the labour market," Kory Kantenga, LinkedIn's head of economics, told The Wall Street Journal. "But for AI roles, growth has pretty much been straight up," she added. The report also notes an increasing demand for jobs supporting AI systems behind the scenes. Data annotators—who label text, images and audio to train models—have become indispensable with over 312,000 such roles created during this period.
Industry expansion
AI hiring spreads across industries
The trend of AI hiring isn't limited to tech companies anymore. Industries such as healthcare, finance, and manufacturing are also actively looking for AI talent to incorporate automation into their daily operations. These roles often involve training and helping employees use these systems effectively. However, despite the hiring boom in this sector, fears of job losses remain due to layoffs across the tech industry.
Employment concerns
Tech layoffs and automation fears
Data from Layoffs.fyi shows over 541,000 tech employees were laid off between 2023 and 2025. A Goldman Sachs report suggests that AI could automate tasks accounting for nearly a quarter of all working hours in the US. Fields like administrative support, legal work and engineering are particularly vulnerable to this trend. Tech giants like Google and Meta have already started using AI for a large part of coding work, which could eliminate entry-level roles in the future.