McKinsey & Company

AI Could Push 11 Million U.S. Workers Into New Careers by 2035, Forcing a Major Labor Reallocation

Artificial intelligence could displace or significantly alter the work of roughly 11 million U.S. workers by 2035, according to reporting tied to new labor-market analysis. The shift is expected to be less a sudden collapse in employment than a broad reallocation of jobs, with workers in administrative, customer service, and routine knowledge roles most exposed to change. The emerging picture for markets and policymakers is one of transition rather than elimination: companies may gain productivity, but the labor force will need large-scale retraining, mobility, and wage adjustment to absorb the shock.