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title: "AI, the executioner of youth employment: 52% of companies will reduce junior job opportunities — Marsanne Studio AI watch"
description: "The 2026 Digital Talent Barometer indicates that 52% of companies will reduce junior positions because of AI."
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Data study · 24 September 2026

# AI, the executioner of youth employment: 52% of companies will reduce junior job opportunities

Original title, in Spanish: “La IA, el verdugo del empleo joven: el 52% de las empresas reducirá las oportunidades del trabajo junior”

**Publication**

Business Insider España (Spain)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

24 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

According to the 2026 Digital Talent Barometer, artificial intelligence is reducing the supply of entry-level jobs in companies rather than causing mass layoffs. According to this study, 52% of companies plan to reduce junior job opportunities because of AI.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

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## Figures cited

-   52 %
    
    share of companies that will reduce junior job opportunities because of AI
    
    Spain, 2026 Digital Talent Barometer
    
    > « el 52% de las empresas reducirá las oportunidades del trabajo junior »
    
    Source: Baromètre du Talent Digital 2026
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

junior employment, artificial intelligence, labour market, digital talent, recruitment

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Business Insider España. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.