AI, Jobs, and the Future of the U.S. Workforce

McKinsey North America Chair Eric Kutcher discusses how AI may reshape employment in the United States over the next decade. The conversation considers job creation, changing roles, workforce planning, and the contrast between AI-related job cuts and continued hiring at McKinsey.

- U.S. employment outlook: Kutcher’s view on job growth and roles affected by automation
- Workforce transformation: examples of using AI to change planning work and redeploy employees
- Business impact: McKinsey hiring and consulting demand, alongside HSBC job cuts and post-pandemic staffing adjustments

For business leaders, workers, and viewers following AI’s labor-market effects, the discussion offers perspectives to consider when assessing workforce planning and changing skill needs. It focuses on employment and organizational impacts rather than technical explanations of AI.