Trend The secondary sector keeps growing but raises its skill barrier to entry
Summary
The report expects manufacturing, construction and logistics to keep adding jobs worldwide while the skills required to enter them rise, because simple, repetitive and low-skill work faces automation first, and it expects the disruption to fall hardest on developed economies with the most substantial digital infrastructure.
Classification
Main topicLabor & Future of Work
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- The impact of Artificial Intelligence on our societies European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (Directorate D - People: Health and Society, Unit D3 - Health and Societal Transitions); edited by Ewa Luger and Marianthe Stavridou page=39;section=3.9.1.2 The Secondary Sector 2026 accessed 2026-07-26
- The impact of Artificial Intelligence on our societies European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (Directorate D - People: Health and Society, Unit D3 - Health and Societal Transitions); edited by Ewa Luger and Marianthe Stavridou page=39;section=3.9.1.2 The Secondary Sector 2026 accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 2
Part of issues 1
- IssueThe recommendations assume AI will not create jobs fast enough to offset the ones it removes1 trends · 0 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
Public id: fm-24c8f2c683d5