The big picture: Employment in AI-exposed occupations fell 0.6% in August 2026, marking a 35-month streak of year-over-year declines, with the youngest workers (22-25) experiencing the most significant impact.

Why it matters: This trend signals a broader cooling in the labor market, particularly affecting entry-level talent, and suggests AI's influence is expanding beyond highly exposed roles.

Between the lines:

• AI-exposed jobs declined 0.6% across all ages, while least-exposed jobs rose only 0.2%.
• For 22-to-25-year-olds, high-exposure employment fell 4.4%, and least-exposed employment also dropped 2.0%.
• The narrowing gap between exposed and least-exposed jobs for young workers is due to the