AI reshapes global labour market into two distinct paths, rewarding human skills: PwC 2026 AI Jobs Barometer
- AI is creating a ‘two-track’ labour market: ‘professionalised’ roles and ‘democratised’ roles
- Companies most able to use AI are seeing faster headcount growth than the least AI-exposed companies (53% vs 36%) and higher wage growth (24% vs 17%)
- “Super-star companies” most exposed to AI achieved labour productivity gains of 163%, significantly outpacing other
