Automation and Artificial Intelligence in Labor Markets: Analyzing Trends, Transitions, and Transformations

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence and automation rise are changing the way economies operate, altering the form of work gotten done and the who will perform it. In the manufacturing, healthcare, and retail space, these technologies are enabling huge productivity and efficiency gains. But they also pose pressing questions, most especially for workers with low skills whose jobs are most vulnerable to being displaced. In this paper, we examine the growing bond between automation, AI, and labor economics and how these changes are reshaping the dynamics of the job market, income inequality, and employment. The study not only looks at the number of jobs 'lost or created,' but the quality of work, what opportunities are like, and includes an analysis of the economic and social repercussions. The paper analyzes policy responses to the changing labor market like universal basic income, sponsored retraining programs, and strengthening labor protections by looking through industry specific case studies of how different sectors have assimilated to the rise of AI. The bigger issue is to understand how societies can order this transition to preserve economic opportunity and do so more equitably. By doing this, the paper would enable a more inclusive, sustainable future in the era of intelligent automation.