Future sacking

"My guess is even with the help of the federal government in creating jobs for the unemployable, the number of unemployed will continue to grow. And still, to this day, our education system is stumbling along, fat, dumb and happy." 

Now that we are on the precipice of 2026, some dire predictions are starting to come forward. Not that we have never heard some of this before, it is just more reputable sources are starting to predict the economic future due to AI. Again, if somebody has a tech heavy background and is nimble and flexible, there is a good chance that person will be employable in the age of AI. However, many without the proper pedigree will not be. And tough days are coming, sooner rather than later.

How many people will become unemployable, or lose their jobs (sacked, as they say in the UK), is up for debate. Goldman Sacks recently had an article stating the US could lose 6 to 7 percent of our workers once AI starts to really take hold. But it gets worse than that. The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report (published this year), stated by 2030 (four years away), we could lose 92 million people (worldwide) out of the workforce. All thanks to AI, robotics and other automation.

Reading these articles caused me to go into a deep think. What if that is true? Will our government allow millions to just sit idle? Will the employed (or could they) be retrained? Or would the government be forced to create some non-value-added jobs like they did coming out of the Great Depression. 

Many futurists believe the decade we are in right now will be the one of rapid change. Starting next year, the changes will start coming faster and with more impact. But that does not mean that by 2030 this change tsunami will be over - it will continue on. My guess is even with the help of the federal government in creating jobs for the unemployable, the number of unemployed will continue to grow. And still, to this day, our education system is stumbling along, fat, dumb and happy. We have been warned about what is coming and have ignored those warnings.

Even today, in this year of 2025, I have heard that finding employment is not easy. Why? Many employers are reticent about the future. Unsure. Many are playing the wait and see game. How long will that uncertainty last? Great question. In fact, that could be the most valid question of the decade.