More than 10,000 U.S. jobs were directly eliminated by artificial intelligence in the first seven months of 2025, CBS News reported. The technology sector alone cut over 89,000 positions — a 36% increase from last year.
The Dallas Express previously reported that the Pentagon’s Defense Technical Information Center plans to cut nearly 80% of its workforce in a major AI-driven overhaul — underscoring the accelerating pace of job losses nationwide.
The shift reflects accelerating workforce displacement as companies turn to automation. CBS found that 40% of organizations adopting AI now prioritize full automation, while fewer use it to augment existing roles.
Entry-level corporate positions have taken the heaviest impact, falling 15% year-over-year as AI proves capable of handling junior-level tasks. Data analysis, administrative work, and early-career tech jobs were among the hardest hit.
“A lot of entry-level work when you’re fresh out of college is knowledge-intensive jobs where you’re collecting data, transcribing data, and putting together basic visualizations, and learning the organization from the ground up,” Tristan L. Botelho, associate professor of organizational behavior at Yale School of Management, told Fortune. “AI can do that quite well, and I’ve heard many managers say things like: ‘We can reduce our entry-level headcount.’ … The biggest disruption is likely among these low-level employees, particularly where work is predictable, tech-savvy, or more general.”
The displacement extends across sectors. From January to June, nearly 78,000 U.S. technology jobs were lost due to AI, with daily displacement peaking at 491 positions, according to CBS. About 13.7% of U.S. workers now report losing jobs to machines or AI-driven systems.
Industry analysts warn this is only the beginning. Projections suggest AI could eliminate up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years. Technology, finance, law, and consulting are seen as the most at risk.
“Most of them are unaware that this is about to happen,” said Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, one of the nation’s largest AI developers. “It sounds crazy, and people just don’t believe it.”
The cumulative impact has grown significant. Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported 27,000 job cuts since 2023 were specifically tied to AI adoption across industries. The firm noted that “the industry is being reshaped by the advancement of artificial intelligence and ongoing uncertainty surrounding work visas, which have contributed to workforce reductions.”
Goldman Sachs research projects broader consequences once AI reaches full adoption, estimating it could displace 6–7% of the U.S. workforce. Analysts warn of a sharp but temporary rise in unemployment as automation outpaces new job creation.
Financial, administrative, and technology sectors face the most immediate risk. Their digital-heavy workflows align with current AI capabilities, and layoffs suggest companies view replacement as more cost-effective than retraining.