AI really is eviscerating entry-level jobs, new data shows

The nonprofit Center for an Urban Future analyzed New York job postings: entry-level listings in "computers and mathematics" fell 49% since 2022. Director John Bowles said the decline affected other sectors too, and companies attribute reduced hiring to AI adoption.

• Entry-level IT job postings in New York fell 49% since 2022
• Decline also affected admin support, finance, media, and education
• Nearly a quarter of US workforce effectively unemployed as of July
• Companies cut hiring after pandemic-era overstaffing and amid AI