AI Transforms Work And Threatens Jobs

In a March 2026 essay, the author traces the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ origins and current role, noting it surveys about 60,000 households and 120,000 businesses monthly. The piece says artificial intelligence—citing IMF estimates that roughly 40 percent of jobs could be affected and May 2025 CEO warnings of 10–20 percent unemployment risks—could rapidly reorganize work and test political institutions.