Labor Data Readiness in the Age of AI

AI is reshaping work at a pace that most labor market information systems were not built to measure. Many countries still rely on infrequent surveys, broad job categories, and fragmented datasets that show where people work, but not what they do, what skills they use, or how AI is changing tasks inside roles.

That gap matters. Without more timely and granular labor market data, policymakers risk missing early signals of shifting skills demand, mis-targeting training investments, and slowing workforce adjustment in an AI-driven economy.

Our upcoming report, developed in partnership with Workday, looks at how governments can modernize labor market data systems for the AI era. It sets a global baseline across 21 countries and introduces a practical maturity framework to benchmark readiness and identify priority areas for improvement.