McKinsey: AI will create more jobs than it kills — after destroying 11 million

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Only one in seven displaced workers has a direct path to a growing job, and most new work in healthcare and construction can't be done remotely.

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  • Reported by Fortune and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 UTC.

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  1. McKinsey: AI will create more jobs than it kills — after destroying 11 million

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