Jobs & Automation
How AI affects work, wages, and which occupations are most exposed.
AI is changing the mix of tasks workers do, especially in white-collar fields like writing, customer service, software, and analysis. Some jobs disappear, others change, and new ones emerge.
Why it matters to voters
Workforce policy — retraining, unemployment insurance, labor protections — is mostly written for an industrial economy. Voters are asking what happens when entry-level office work shrinks.
Recent developments
- 2025Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduces the AI Workforce Tax Credit Act.
- 2026Multiple states expand workforce-development funding to include AI reskilling.
Political & policy relevance
Most proposals focus on tax credits for retraining, expanded unemployment, and disclosure of AI use in hiring.
Candidates working on this
Josh Gottheimer · Mallory McMorrow
Further reading
Last updated 2025
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