- We now stand at 5.5%unemployment rate, report reports report
- Owners may soon have to manage humans along with AI agents
- LLMS, blockchain and omnichannel models are the safest
Inspired by comprehensive economic uncertainty and rapidly affected by AI adoption, new research has claimed that the US IT job market may decline.
Statistics Janko highlighted the unemployment rate of 5.5% unemployment among IT professionals in May 2025, while, compared to 4.6%, brought unemployment within an area above the national average for the fifth month in a row.
Report In addition, both regional innings and modernization of the IT region have been highlighted, the major tech hubs with heritage skills holders in small markets are likely to be more affected than the workers with forward thinking.
IT Jobs Market is still watching high-average unemployment
Janko found that many disadvantages were concentrated in telecommunications, and other roles related to reporting, monitoring and support. On the other hand, roles include large language models, blockchain and omnichanel commerce seemed to be the most safe.
Janko CEO M. Victor Janulitis said, “Outlook continues to be uncertain for new IT employment generation. For five consecutive months, the IT unemployment rate has been higher than the national unemployment rate.”
Although the roles related to AI development are the safest, statistics suggest that AI can replace several entry-level IT jobs, especially within the telecom sector.
The trend suggests a change rather than the total worker displacement, although workers who fail to adapt to high-skilled roles may risk leaving behind.
Many businesses now use AI agents, which are to handle the traditionally done by humans, including decision making.
Looking forward, Janko estimated a continuous IT job market decline for the third consecutive year, looking quite different in future roles for the roles of traditional IT sector.
