Despite warnings about AI taking our jobs, the data tells a different story. A new report from Yale University’s Budget Lab and The Brookings Institution suggests that, despite its rapid rise, AI has not yet caused widespread disruption in the labor market.

Nearly three years after ChatGPT’s launch, employment patterns across industries remain largely unchanged.

What the numbers show

The report, authored by economists Martha Gimbel, Molly Kinder, Joshua Kendall, and Maddie Lee, argues that although graduate hiring has slowed, this is more a result of broader market conditions rather than generative AI. The study also found no evidence of mass layoffs or job displacement directly tied to the adoption of AI.

Within the report, the researchers show that while AI adoption is accelerating,

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