Labor Market Impacts of AI: A New Measure and Early Evidence

Published by Anthropic in March 2026, this landmark research introduces a new methodology for quantifying AI's labor market effects by analyzing 2 million real Claude interactions. The study finds no systematic increase in unemployment for highly exposed workers but reveals a 14% slowdown in hiring for younger workers (ages 22-25) in AI-exposed occupations like programming, customer service, and financial analysis.