Executive views on AI are lopsided: about 54% expect job displacement, 24% expect job creation, nearly 45% expect higher profit margins and only 12% expect higher wages (Executive Opinion Survey 2024, over 10,000 executives).
54%executives in the Forum's Executive Opinion Survey who expect AI to displace existing jobs
Survey figures reused from Google's ROI of AI 2025 series: 52% of gen AI users have agents in production; 49% of agent users deploy them in customer service, and 36% of those report ROI.
49%executives at agent-using organisations who have deployed agents for customer service and experience (n=1,814)
Worker access to sanctioned AI tools rose from under 40% to around 60% in a year.
84%companies that have not redesigned jobs or the nature of work around AI
Employment grows from 170.0 million in 2024 to 175.2 million in 2034, 5.2 million more jobs.
3.1 percentprojected US total employment growth 2024-34, from 170.0 million to 175.2 million jobs
Hiring is down 20% to 35% from pre-pandemic levels in advanced economies, but up in India (+40%) and the UAE (+37%).
20%global hiring below pre-pandemic levels