LinkedIn's Dan Roth on AI, Job Market Trends & Skills

"AI has not been the job destroyer that I think people thought it was gonna be a couple years ago. We've seen 1.3 million new jobs added around AI in the last year, about 600,000 new jobs around just for data centers alone. There are all kinds of new ways of working that are showing up. We've seen a 70 percent increase in people adding 'founder' to their profile."

"We know that, on the job side, there has been an increase of about 70 percent of jobs that require AI literacy. So you're seeing employers saying, 'I need people who understand AI.' These aren't necessarily AI jobs. But they are jobs now that say AI is part of how you do your job."

"If you take a step back and you ask people like, how do they feel about the state of work? It does not feel like, 'Oh my God, this is so exciting. I love being part of this.' It's kind of nerve wracking."

LinkedIn data reveals significant shifts in the job market despite widespread worker anxiety. AI has generated 1.3 million new jobs in the past year, including 600,000 positions in data centers, contradicting predictions of mass job destruction. Seventy percent more jobs now require AI literacy as a baseline skill, though these aren't exclusively AI roles. Entrepreneurship is surging with a 70 percent increase in people adding 'founder' to their profiles. However, despite these opportunities, workers report feeling nervous rather than excited about workplace changes. The job market has become more competitive than pandemic levels, with significantly more applicants per position. This disconnect between objective opportunity and subjective worker sentiment characterizes the current state of work.

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