Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation
James Manyika, Susan Lund, Michael Chui, Jacques Bughin, Jonathan Woetzel, Parul Batra, Ryan Ko, Saurabh Sanghvi · McKinsey Global Institute · 28 Nov 2017
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McKinsey Global Institute models automation scenarios to 2030 across 46 countries and 800 occupations. It estimates that 400 to 800 million workers worldwide could be displaced by automation, while demand growth could create enough new jobs to offset this if workers can move between occupations.
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