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AI Could Displace 11.7% of U.S. Jobs, Study Finds

11/26/2025

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers project artificial intelligence could displace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, totaling about $1.2 trillion in wages.
The study uses the Iceberg Index, developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to analyze 151 million U.S. workers.
States such as Tennessee, North Carolina, and Utah have begun using the model to create policy scenarios based on their labor data.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers project artificial intelligence could displace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, totaling about $1.2 trillion in wages.
The study uses the Iceberg Index, developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to analyze 151 million U.S. workers.
States such as Tennessee, North Carolina, and Utah have begun using the model to create policy scenarios based on their labor data.