Report: Almost one-third of Arizona jobs at risk due to automation
According to a report by Kempler Industries, Arizona could lose 28% of its workforce, or 782,150 jobs, to automation. But Research Professor of Economics Lee McPheters says most workers shouldn't worry too much about the report because he sees the state shifting more jobs over to those with higher skills and salaries.
According to a report by Kempler Industries, Arizona could lose 28% of its workforce, or 782,150 jobs, to automation. But Research Professor of Economics Lee McPheters says most workers shouldn't worry too much about the report considering he sees the state shifting more jobs over to those with higher skills and salaries.
In this story published Jan. 7, 2020, in the Phoenix Business Journal:
The mix of jobs is changing all the time. The bright spot in Arizona is we have continued to have rapid population increase and strong job growth.
– Lee McPheters, who is the director of ASU’s JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center
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