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Research by the International Monetary Fund indicates that in job sectors where AI can play a significant role, corporate hiring demand has decreased by approximately 10%, but the demand for talent with AI skills has increased simultaneously. AI is changing corporate hiring standards and making workplace training and skills transition even more important.

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually changing how companies recruit. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) study found that employer demand for jobs AI is better able to perform has fallen by about 10%. At the same time, demand has risen for workers with AI-related skills, reflecting changes in the structure of jobs and skills across the labor market.

According to Central News Agency, Divya Kirti, a senior economist at the IMF’s Asia-Pacific Department, said during the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok that the study analyzed around 700 million job postings worldwide. It found that demand for some jobs AI is better equipped to perform — including software development — declined between 2024 and 2025.

However, the IMF has so far found no clear evidence that labor market conditions are deteriorating further. The study also said companies still need knowledge workers, but are placing greater emphasis on whether employees can use AI tools to improve efficiency and integrate AI into internal data systems and workflows.

The AI skills sought by employers extend beyond basic knowledge. They include prompt engineering, the ability to use AI tools and the capacity to combine AI with organizational data. This suggests that hiring demand for some traditional jobs may shrink, while workers who can use new tools effectively could gain new career opportunities.

For Taiwan, the semiconductor and information technology industries are key pillars of AI development, but AI’s impact on employment is not limited to the technology sector. After companies adopt automation tools, work may also be reorganized in administration, customer service, content processing and some professional occupations.

Helping workers develop new skills and ensuring education and training keep pace with changes in industry will be important challenges for the government, businesses and educational institutions. Changes in hiring demand do not mean that all related jobs will disappear. The actual impact will depend on industry characteristics, the speed of corporate adoption and how individual roles are redesigned.