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CR-K30

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Employment of 22–25-year-olds in highly AI-exposed occupations is falling relative to less-exposed peers.

Claim made
Who
Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Canaries")
Target date
Monthly dashboard
Status checked
28 September 2026

Source

Evidence to date

Gap about 15% (Jul 2025) → about 19% (Jun 2026); mainly through reduced hiring; authors: descriptive, not causal. AI Index 2026: US software developers aged 22–25 down nearly 20% since 2024.

Next indicator

Monthly Canaries dashboard; non-US replications