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• [New] Microsoft says it will help three million Australians build AI-related workforce skills by 2028. Tech Insider
• [New] Via Gloat's 2026 AI Workforce Trends report, 80% of the engineering workforce alone will need to upskill through 2027 just to keep pace with generative AI's evolution in technical domains. INTELYCX
• [New] 59% of the global workforce will need some form of training by 2030. Speakwise
• [New] According to the American Hospital Association the healthcare industry is expected to generate 24% of all new U.S. jobs this decade while facing projected nursing shortages, workforce turnover and growing demand for care. Randstad
• [New] Adult Psychiatry Workforce used the federal Health Workforce Simulation Model to project that adult psychiatrist supply will fall 12.3% - from 37,260 to 32,660 full-time equivalents - while patient demand rises 43.7%, from 53,100 to 76,320 FTEs, between 2024 and 2037. / USA Mental Wealth Solutions
• In 2026, effective workforce planning will depend less on reactive hiring and more on forward-looking demand modelling and flexible resourcing strategies. Huntress
• Employers expect 39% of workers' core skills to change by 2030 and 59% of the workforce to need reskilling or upskilling. / USA Rewordin
• Maryland's workforce partnership with RAISE US will design and pilot new corporate incentives to retrain and redeploy workers, fresh approaches to supporting people through job transitions, and training models tied to real employer demand. National Governors Association
• In 2026, success will hinge less on experimentation and more on institutionalizing AI - embedding it into finance, security, workforce structures, and regional architectures to deliver durable business value. BusinessWorld Online
• 85% of employers plan to prioritize workforce upskilling by 2030, and that 59% of the global workforce will require retraining to remain effective in AI-augmented roles. INTELYCX
• The construction industry needs 499,000 new workers by 2026 to meet equilibrium, and nearly half of the current workforce could retire within the decade. ABC Ohio Valley
• Artificial intelligence will reshape workforce planning and regulatory compliance across global fleets. Digital Ship Media
• In five to 10 years AI will likely be seen as just another flavour in the evolution of advancing technologies in the workforce. Campus Technology
• Adds AI Development as a Priority Research Area Under the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Modifying the AFRI will enable more research into AI and workforce development to develop and deploy AI technologies on farms. U.S. Senator Ted Budd
• Roughly half of the U.S. workforce is already enrolled in some form of freelance or contract work in 2026, and the gig economy is moving from $580 billion in 2025 toward more than $2 trillion by the mid-2030s. IMS People Possible | Offshore Recruitment Services
• Alice Han highlighted that 44% of China's workforce - 320 million people in the gig economy - is at risk of AI-driven disruption. BigGo Finance
• A third of organizations expect AI to reduce their workforce in the coming year, with anticipated reductions highest in service operations, supply chain, and software engineering. AI Insider
• The global healthcare workforce could face a shortage of nearly 10 million professionals by 2030, increasing the need for highly skilled and job-ready healthcare talent. CliniLaunch
• Over the next decade, 1.2 billion people are due to enter the global workforce, while 60% of the existing workforce will require retraining. Coursera Blog
• Looking further ahead, Gen Z and Millennials are projected to make up 74% of the global workforce by 2030. www.limelightdigital.co.uk
• By 2032, contingent workers are projected to comprise 60% of the U.S. workforce, a shift that demands a complete reimagining of traditional growth models. VAILEXA

Last updated: 09 August 2026