Democrats sound alarm over AI job apocalypse — but labor market isn't following script

The U.S. labor market added 2.7 million jobs between the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 and December 2025, according to Department of Labor data. Senator Bernie Sanders and other Democrats have called for government policies to address potential job displacement from artificial intelligence, including proposals for retraining programs and worker protections. The unemployment rate stood at 4.2 percent as of December 2025.

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