Digitalization continues to remake the U.S. economy and the world of work. Nurses work like scientists and auto mechanics use laptops to troubleshoot cars. Salespeople rely on cloud-based, artificially-intelligent software agents like Siri and Alexa. But little data exist to track the spread of digital adoption across industries and into workplaces.
The report provides a detailed analysis of changes in the digital content of 545 occupations covering 90 percent of the workforce in all industries since 2001. The latest in a series of analyses from the Metropolitan Policy Program aimed at helping leaders understand and manage major economic trends. Detailed information for states and large and small metropolitan areas is provided in an interactive tool.
The report stresses the importance of improving digital education and training. Digitalization is expanding the potential of the economy and generating opportunities for many. However, construction of an inclusive labor market as digitalization proceeds won’t happen by itself.
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Digitalization and the American workforce
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