AI Is Automating 23 Million Jobs — But Actual Displacement Risk Is Falling. What HR Leaders Need to Know
SHRM's 2026 Automation, AI, and Job Displacement Risk report finds 23.2 million U.S. jobs have at least half their tasks automated — yet high displacement risk has actually fallen from 6% to 5.1%. More automation is producing more transformation, not more layoffs. Here's what HR leaders need to act…