The Wired Belts are the new Rust Belts: Report ranks which jobs are most vulnerable

Phys.org3/28/2026 – 3/29/2026

Summary

Digital Planet at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, has released the American AI Jobs Risk Index, a data-driven framework assessing AI-driven job vulnerability across various occupations, industries, metropolitan areas, and states in the U.S. This index utilizes 15 years of labor market data and current AI adoption research to measure actual vulnerability to job loss, linking it to projected income loss and geography.

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