The geography of AI and work

AI will not affect every job, industry or place in the same way. aijobsreport.org exists to show where the pressure will fall, where places are stronger and where new chances may grow.

Artificial intelligence is often discussed as if it will change the labour market all at once. It will not. Its effects will be uneven. They will vary by job, sector, region and country. Some tasks will be automated. Some workers will become more productive. Some places will gain investment and growth. Others may come under strain.

That is the purpose of aijobsreport.org.

The site aims to make the effect of AI on work easier to understand, compare and act on. It focuses on real jobs in real places. A bookkeeper in Ohio, a call-centre worker in Manchester and a software developer in London will not face the same risks or gains. Public debate is often too broad to show that. Better data can.

Linking AI exposure to local labour data

At heart, aijobsreport.org links job exposure to AI with local labour data. Which regions have the most jobs at risk of change? Which local economies depend most on work that AI may reshape? Which cities are best placed to gain from AI-led growth? These are practical questions.

We score 289 occupations from 0 to 100 for AI exposure, drawing on 10 research sources including Oxford University, Anthropic, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET. We then match those scores to real employment data for 757 locations across the US, UK and EU.

The result is a location-by-location picture of AI risk. You can explore it by US state, metro area, UK region, UK local authority or European country.

Improving the debate

The site also aims to improve the debate. Too much discussion of AI and jobs swings between alarm and ease. The better question is not whether AI will affect work, but how, where and for whom.

Workers need better information to make career choices. Employers need it to plan hiring and training. Policymakers need it to target support before disruption turns into decline.

You can start with the AI job risk quiz to check your own job, or explore the location data to see how your area compares.

An uneven map

Technological change always creates an uneven map of winners and losers. aijobsreport.org exists to make that map visible.