LinkedIn Data Shows Hiring Slowdown—But Not Because of AI

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LinkedIn has reported a roughly 20% decline in hiring since 2022, but company leadership says artificial intelligence isn’t the cause—at least not yet. According to executive Blake Lawit, internal data across industries shows no clear signs that AI is directly replacing jobs at scale.

Instead, the slowdown appears to be tied more closely to broader economic factors, particularly rising interest rates. Lawit emphasized that if AI were already having a major impact, it would likely show up in sectors like customer support, marketing, or administrative roles—but current data doesn’t reflect that.

The takeaway: while hiring has cooled, the labor market shift seems driven more by macroeconomics than automation—for now.

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