Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to have a profound impact on the American workforce, but some cities could be affected more than others — and one of those cities could be Nashville.
According to a report recently released by the Chamber of Commerce, a business research company, two Tennessee metros — Nashville (No. 10) and Memphis (No. 13) — placed high among U.S. cities most likely to be impacted by the loss of jobs due to increased implementation of AI technology.
The report stated that out of the more than 1,036,630 employed in the Nashville metro, 145,170 of those jobs were at risk, or about 14%. That percentage was cited as 13.75% in Memphis.
Another regional city, Louisville, paced the Mid-South on the estimated metric, ranking No. 3. About 15% of Louisville's metro jobs were cited as at risk, which trailed only Miami (No. 2, 15.01%) and Las Vegas (No. 1, 15.8%).
The estimates were reached by analyzing data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and comparing the 10 most at-risk professions according to the World Economic Forum’s “The Future of Jobs Report 2023.” That report came out in May after the organization surveyed more than 800 companies, which employ a collective 11.3 million workers in a total of 45 countries.
Among the professions that the World Economic Forum (WEF) listed as projected as being in decline from 2023-27 were bank tellers, cashiers, accounting/payroll clerks, data entry clerks, home appliance installers, and executive/administrative assistants. Notably, the WEF predicts that 83 million jobs could be automated worldwide by 2027.
The jobs that were thought to have the most growth, according to the WEF report, were AI and machine learning specialists, sustainability specialists, business intelligence analysts, information security analysts, and fintech engineers.
