Is the US job market getting worse because of AI?

Not necessarily in the aggregate. The safest answer is that AI is reshaping parts of the US job market unevenly rather than making the whole market simply worse.

What seems plausible is:

• Some routine and entry-level work is getting compressed or automated, including parts of customer support, basic content production, data entry, transcription, translation, copywriting, and some junior coding tasks.
• At the same time, AI is creating demand for people who can build, deploy, govern, and use these tools effectively.
• For many workers, AI is acting more as an augmentation tool than a full replacement.

That said, it is hard to separate AI’s impact from other forces such as interest rates, slower growth, weak hiring cycles, and company cost-cutting. Those broader macro factors still matter a lot when judging whether the job market is “worse.”

If you want to check a specific field, look at current job postings, recent layoffs, and BLS occupational outlook data for that occupation. That will give a clearer picture than a broad national claim.

So the short answer is: AI is probably making the job market harder for some workers and some roles, but it is not yet clear that it is the main reason the overall US job market is worse.