--- title: "AI Fuels Unemployment Spike in Young Tech… | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/blog/ai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025" language: "en" author: "laceykaelani" published: "2025-08-06T11:30:00.000Z" modified: "2025-08-06T10:30:25.934Z" --- [Back to Blog](/blog) [AI](/blog/tag/ai)[Layoffs](/blog/tag/layoffs) # AI Fuels Unemployment Spike in Young Tech Workers Goldman Sachs warns AI is pushing up jobless rates for young tech workers, with unemployment rising 3% since early 2024. [![Lacey Kaelani](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:40:40/q:72/plain/images/2934b90b-ca20-4439-bc56-71b4f5733545_1766029465094.png)Lacey Kaelani @laceykaelani](/blog/author/laceykaelani) [August 6, 2025](/blog/archive/2025/08)2 min read ![AI Fuels Unemployment Spike in Young Tech Workers](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:1200:675/q:78/plain/images/drashtigarach_Hyper-realistic_image_of_a_modern_tech_workspac_5da7753a-0d9c-4ced-a6bc-ecd359411009_1.png) [https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=AI%20Fuels%20Unemployment%20Spike%20in%20Young%20Tech%20Workers&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metaintro.com%2Fblog%2Fai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=AI%20Fuels%20Unemployment%20Spike%20in%20Young%20Tech%20Workers&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metaintro.com%2Fblog%2Fai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025)[http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metaintro.com%2Fblog%2Fai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025](http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metaintro.com%2Fblog%2Fai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025)[https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metaintro.com%2Fblog%2Fai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025&title=AI%20Fuels%20Unemployment%20Spike%20in%20Young%20Tech%20Workers](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metaintro.com%2Fblog%2Fai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025&title=AI%20Fuels%20Unemployment%20Spike%20in%20Young%20Tech%20Workers)[mailto:?subject=AI%20Fuels%20Unemployment%20Spike%20in%20Young%20Tech%20Workers&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metaintro.com%2Fblog%2Fai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025](mailto:?subject=AI%20Fuels%20Unemployment%20Spike%20in%20Young%20Tech%20Workers&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metaintro.com%2Fblog%2Fai-young-tech-workers-unemployment-2025) ## AI Hits Young Tech Workers the Hardest Artificial intelligence is starting to do what many feared: **eat early-career tech jobs**. According to [Goldman Sachs’ latest report](https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/reports), the **unemployment rate for tech workers aged 20 to 30 has surged nearly 3 percentage points** since early 2024—**over four times** the rate of increase in the general jobless population. That’s not just a stat. That’s a generational disruption in progress. ## What the Data Shows Goldman chief economist [Jan Hatzius](https://www.goldmansachs.com/our-firm/our-people-and-leadership/leadership/management-committee/jan-hatzius) notes that tech’s share of U.S. employment peaked in **November 2022**—the month ChatGPT was launched—and has been on a **steady decline** ever since. Even though tech roles make up a small share of the overall labor market, the disproportionate impact on **young professionals** is worrying economists, recruiters, and policymakers alike. Hatzius warns that generative AI could eventually **displace 6–7% of all U.S. jobs**, although many workers may be reabsorbed into other sectors over time. ## Jobs Are Stalling, Not Just in Tech This AI disruption comes amid broader labor market weakness. The **U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July**, well below expectations, and downward revisions hit both May and June's job numbers hard. Goldman estimates the U.S. economy is growing at a **sluggish 1.2% annual rate**, with tariffs, weak hiring, and flat consumer spending dragging things down further. --- Ad## ✉️ A Note from Metaintro 👇 ⚡ Metaintro isn’t just a job board—it matches jobs to you, not the other way around. [Upload your resume here.](https://www.metaintro.com) --- ## CEOs Sound the Alarm AI executives aren’t sugarcoating things either. In May, [**Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/) CEO Dario Amodei** said that **half of all entry-level white-collar jobs** could disappear in the next five years due to AI. Even **Perplexity’s CEO** said their AI browser could **replace two white-collar roles in every company**. 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