Job Anxiety Tag

Publication: Axios AI Plus Authors: Megan Morrone and Emily Peck Date: September 8, 2025

One Big Thing: AI Job Anxiety is Coming at the Worst Time

Workers at all stages of their careers — from job hunters to job havers — are increasingly anxious about the lightning-fast deployment of AI. Why it matters: Their fears come at a particularly fraught moment, with jobs in scarce supply, hiring frozen in many industries, and corporate leaders relentlessly pushing this technology as a replacement for humans.