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Morgan Housel on AI, college, and vanishing junior jobs
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Fusion42 · 23 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Generative AI adoption is reducing junior employment by about 9% within six quarters as entry-level jobs in tech and other sectors shrink sharply worldwide, while senior roles remain steady. This creates a growing gap between college degrees and career entry paths, challenging recent graduates' employment prospects.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software.
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Tech companies are halving entry-level hiring, freezing the gateway for new graduates and shifting job entry to AI-skilled analysis roles. You must rethink hiring plans and graduate onboarding or face a shrinking talent pool and tougher market entry for your junior staff.
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