By 2030, about 27 percent of current hours worked in Europe and 30 percent of hours worked in the United States could be automated, accelerated by generative AI (gen AI). Europe could require up to 12 million occupational transitions, double the pace observed before the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, required transitions could reach almost 12 million, in line with the prepandemic norm.
In our first featured story, McKinsey’s Anu Madgavkar, Dana Maor, Eric Hazan, Michael Chui, Sven Smit, and coauthors look at how choices made today could revive productivity growth while creating better societal outcomes. Our second featured story outlines five actions that can help leaders reimagine work, the workplace, and the worker as gen AI begins to reshape jobs.
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