Home>News & Insights>Insights>AI is boosting productivity, but labor is barely reaping any benefitsAI is boosting productivity, but labor is barely reaping any benefits CEIC Insights Ana Cuello Franco 18.09.2026 under a minute read We identified industries that are the most and least exposed to AI (as well as those in between) and compared productivity and earnings growth since OpenAI’s ChatGPT was launched in late 2022. Employees in highly AI-exposed sectors are seeing faster wage growth than less-exposed sectors. (Construction is the outlier amid the data-center building boom.) But there’s no universal trend linking AI adoption to productivity and paychecks. IT workers have seen their productivity rise by far the most, but their earnings have not risen much more than workers in AI-disrupted finance and professional services. This disconnect could be explained by AI-related gains disproportionately accruing to profits (and, thus, corporate shareholders). In the meantime, AI-related wage-growth suppression could reverse the strong US retail sales momentum seen earlier this year. Tags EmploymentUnited StatesRecent Posts China avoids the global surge in long-bond yields CEIC 16.10.2026 Insights By Ranping ChenAs global inflation persists and markets fret about fiscal strains in developed markets, US 10-year Treasury yields have Read More Credit-card data shows Americans are cutting back – especially on restaurants and groceries CEIC 16.10.2026 Insights Daily payment-card data from @Facteus is showing that inflation-hit Americans appear to be cutting back spending – especially when it comes to fast-food restaurants. Read More Fed hike squeezes Latin America’s carry cushion CEIC 16.10.2026 Insights By Samuel MalkunAs the Federal Reserve pivots to tighter policy, Latin American nations’ yield advantage over dollar-denominated debt is shrinking Read More Sorry, no articles match the current filters. Sorry, no articles match the current search query.