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WHAT'S NEXT?: AI will replace 16% of jobs over the next decade. A billion people will enter the job market over the next ten years.

  • [New] Technical skills remain critical, but future skills and 2026 workforce trends increasingly value soft skills that predict long-term success. Nesco Resource Careers
  • [New] A skill learned today loses half its value by 2027. Nesco Resource Careers
  • [New] Fintech firm PayPal plans to eliminate about 20% of its 23,800-person workforce over the next two to three years. Yahoo Finance
  • [New] Employment in the US economy is expected to have increased by 63k in April following a strong 178k increase in March. investing.com
  • [New] Fitch wrote that AI is particularly disruptive to cyber risk because traditional vulnerability analysis was labor-intensive and offered limited financial upside for researchers, a gap AI now fills at scale. Roots
  • [New] By 2026, 75% of organizations will face measurable productivity loss if hybrid work complexity is not addressed. Microsoft Windows for Business
  • [New] 60% of freelancers are expected to use AI-driven platforms for skill development in 2026. Fortunly
  • [New] Automation is expected to create millions of jobs worldwide, especially in sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and IT. Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology
  • [New] The combined forces of AI, automation, climate transition, and demographic change could leave large sections of the global workforce increasingly vulnerable to exclusion, job insecurity, and declining economic opportunity. Devdiscourse
  • [New] Global demand for long-term care workers will surge from 85 million in 2023 to 158 million by 2050. Devdiscourse
  • Approximately 170 million new jobs will be generated this decade as economies change, most of them in the areas of AI, green energy, advanced manufacturing, and data-driven services. Automate
  • By 2030, Australia is projected to face a shortfall of around 42,000 energy trade workers, alongside an apprenticeship deficit of around 22,000, reflecting a decline in training activity over the past decade. Intium

Last updated: 11 May 2026


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