The rise of automation in the US will have a greater effect on cities of less than 100,000 people than on larger ones, according to new research. The study, from the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), found that smaller cities have a greater proportion of workers in routine service roles, which are likely to be more vulnerable to automation. This interactive map shows how automation is expected to affect jobs in individual U.S. cities. “Cities with fewer residents and lower incomes tend to experience higher rates of job loss,” said lead author Andrew McAfee of MIT
The rise of automation in the US will have a greater effect on cities of less than 100,000 people than on larger ones, according to new research. The study, from the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), found that smaller cities have a greater proportion of workers in routine service roles, which are likely to be more vulnerable to automation. “Cities with fewer residents and lower incomes tend to experience higher rates of job loss,” said lead author Andrew McAfee of MIT