Workday Global Workforce Report: AI Is Rewriting Jobs More Than It's Cutting Them

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    "excerpt": "Demand for Basic AI Skills Fell 25% This Year as Companies Look for People Who Can Build With AI, Not Just Prompt It Meanwhile, the Usual Ways People Grow at Work, Like Promotions and Moves to New Internal Roles, Are Stalling PLEASANTON, Calif. , Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY ), the enterprise AI platform for HR, finance, and IT, today released its October 2026 Global Workforce Repor t , revealing most business leaders do not expect artificial intelligence to shrink their workforce. Instead, they expect it to change the jobs people already have, but many workers say they aren't getting the help they need to keep up. The report found that 40% of business leaders expect AI to help them get more out of the employees they already have, while just 28% expect it to reduce headcount. At the same time, the usual ways people grow at work are stalling. Moves to new roles inside the same company fell at 57% of employers, promotions stayed flat, and nearly 4 in 10 employees said their company went through a reorganization or restructuring in the past year. \"Employees may not be changing jobs, but their jobs are changing around them,\" said Phil Willburn, vice president, people systems, intelligence & support, Workday. \"Leaders need to be honest about what's different and give people a way to keep up.\" Basic AI Skills Are Already Losing Value The clearest sign of...",
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