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Hiring and job separation rates in the era of generative artificial intelligence : early evidence / by Tahsin Mehdi and Marc Frenette.: CS36-28-0001/2026-10-3E-PDF

"Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially reshape business processes and increase productivity. The adoption of disruptive AI technologies remains in its early stages but is accelerating, and as AI adoption expands, so do concerns surrounding impacts on employment. However, empirical evidence so far reveals a nuanced story. Although AI could be changing the way some people work in Canada, Mehdi and Frenette (2026) found no broad evidence of a structural break in employment trends following the public launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 or of diverging trends based on the occupations' potential exposure to and complementarity with AI … This article examines hiring and job separation rates for employees aged 15 to 64 in Canada using Labour Force Survey (LFS) data from January 2006 to August 2026, distinguishing jobs based on their potential occupational exposure to and complementarity with AI. It does so using the complementarity-adjusted AI occupational exposure (C-AIOE) index. …"--Introduction, page 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body.
TitleHiring and job separation rates in the era of generative artificial intelligence : early evidence / by Tahsin Mehdi and Marc Frenette.
Series title
  • Economic and social reports, 2563-8955 ; vol. 6, no. 10, October 2026
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Les taux d'embauche et de cessation d'emploi à l'ère de l'intelligence artificielle générative : premiers résultats.
  • "Catalogue no. 36-28-0001."
  • "Spotlight on data and research."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-8).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, October 28, 2026.
  • ©2026
Author / Contributor
  • Mehdi, Tahsin, author.
Description1 online resource (8 pages) : colour illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • CS36-28-0001/2026-10-3E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number36-28-0001
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