"Robot intensity," measured by the
number of robots per number of
workers, has more than doubled in the last decade to reach 1.81 robots for every 10,000 workers as of
2017, according to a study by The Century Foundation.
Robots are leading to the displacement
of mostly young, less-educated, minority workers in midwestern
states, the study found. Workers have largely found new jobs. The new jobs
had reduced pay, but the study did not find evidence that an area's increased robot intensity coincided with a
decline in its wages.
Nationally, the study found the use
of robots can increase employment,
noting there is little evidence the use of robotics will result in
"widespread and crushing job displacement" as robotic intensity increases in census
divisions outside of the Midwest.
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