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- ONS IT -unemployment percentages are now 5.5%, reports claims
- Bosses could soon manage AI agents and people
- Rolls with LLMS, blockchain and omnichannel models are the safest
Driven by widespread economic uncertainty and influenced by fast AI acceptance, new research has claimed that the American IT job market could decrease.
Figures Janco emphasized an unemployment rate of 5.5% among IT professionals in May 2025, compared to 4.6%, so that unemployment within the sector was brought above the national average for the fifth month in a row.
The report Also emphasizes both regional shifts and the modernization of the IT sector, with old holders of skills in smaller markets that are hit earlier than progressive employees in large technical hubs.
The job market still sees a higher than average unemployment
Janco discovered that many losses were concentrated in telecommunications and other roles with regard to reporting, monitoring and support. On the other hand, the roles include large language models, blockchain and omnichannel commerce seemed safe.
“There is uncertainty in the prospects for new IT creation. For five consecutive months, the IT -unemployment rate is greater than the national unemployment rate,” said Janco CEO M. Victor Janulaitis, Janco.
Although roles with regard to AI development are one of the most safe, the figures that AI could replace many IT jobs at entry level, in particular within the telecommunications sector.
The trend suggests a shift, instead of total relocation of employees, but employees who do not adapt to higher skilled roles can run the risk of lagging behind.
Many companies now report that the use of AI agents to treat workflow tasks that are traditionally performed by people, including decision-making.
Looks ahead, Janco predicts a continuous decrease in job market for the third year in a row, with future roles that may look considerably different from traditional IT sector roles.
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