How many jobs is your state losing to AI? This dashboard tracks the cuts – and the cost
CAIS’ Wage Loss Dashboard puts AI-related job cuts into dollars and cents.
As of January 2026, over 117,000 jobs have been lost to AI across the country, and that number is expected to climb. The Wage Loss Dashboard, maintained by the Center for AI Safety, tracks these job cuts and their financial impact on families and local economies. For the entire country, the estimated annual wage loss is $8.5 billion, with an average loss of $25 per person.
However, the impact varies significantly by state. California, for example, has seen 27,000 AI-related job cuts, leading to an estimated $56 loss per person. In contrast, Alaska has only experienced 138 layoffs, resulting in a $14 loss per person. The dashboard uses data from Challenger, Gray, and Christmas to compile monthly layoff announcements, along with information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on annual mean wages.
To calculate the average loss per person, the dashboard applies each month's national share of AI-related job cuts to that state's announced job cuts and divides by the state's population. While the dashboard doesn't account for jobs created by AI, productivity gains, or secondary economic effects, it aims to provide a clearer picture of the monetary costs of AI adoption to American families and communities.
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