Robots vs. jobs: Report says automation will displace up to 375M workers by 2030

Robots vs. jobs: Report says automation will displace up to 375M workers by 2030

A worker keeps watch on a riveting robot inside the mid-body fuselage of a 777 jet. (Boeing Photo) The latest robot report has bad news for laborers and office support staff, good news for techies and healthcare workers. India looks bright, while Japan could face the toughest stretch.

Those are just some of the takeaways from McKinsey Global Institute’s data-packed analysis of the effects of automation on employment between now and 2030. The bottom line? Hundreds of millions of workers around the world will be displaced due to the revolutions in robotics and artificial intelligence.

“Displaced” is the key term: Many […]

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