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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] Within the broader trend, we see strong buyer demand for solutions that enable higher quality worker training, such as the AR/VR solutions for the US military created by Corum client Envision Innovative Solutions, acquired by PD Systems. Corum Group
• [New] Remote work will continue expanding, allowing businesses to hire globally without relocation barriers. The AI Journal
• [New] U.S. employers are bracing for new developments in workplace policy and regulation as technology-related risks - namely around AI and data privacy - take center stage. JD Supra
• [New] The World Economic Forum expects AI and information-processing technologies to create 11 million jobs. Fintech Singapore
• [New] Global supply chains are being reshaped by inflation, technology, sustainability regulation, workforce constraints, geopolitical fragmentation, cybersecurity threats, and critical resource competition. Professor Richard Wilding OBE - The Supply Chain & Logi
• [New] The United States may need more than half a million additional workers tied directly to energy infrastructure and transmission projects by 2030. Armstrong Economics
• [New] By 2030, AI will cause 49% of current customer service jobs to disappear. Forrester
• U.S. unemployment will significantly increase because of AI. Lumina Foundation
• While AI and technology could displace some 92 million positions worldwide by 2030, about 170 million new jobs may be created. Lumina Foundation

Last updated: 25 May 2026