The dimming job market’s bright spot: AI skills

AXIOS November 9, 2025
Megan Morrone

Hiring is slowing, but demand for AI skills is spiking.

Why it matters: Business leaders are beginning to see an emerging gap between workers who embrace AI and those who use it only for basic tasks or not at all.

• It’s harder to get a job in tech — and the jobs that are available increasingly require AI skills.

By the numbers: Mentions of AI skills in job postings rose 16% in three months, even as overall tech hiring is down 27% year-over-year, per ManpowerGroup’s Work Intelligence Lab.

• Only 40% of business leaders say they’re satisfied with their company’s AI progress and partly blame a lack of skills among their workforce, according to research from LinkedIn.
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