Technology15 Apr 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet

LinkedIn’s Blake Lawit, the Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer of the Microsoft-owned professional networking site, confirmed in an interview at Sema…

LinkedIn’s Blake Lawit, the Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer of the Microsoft-owned professional networking site, confirmed in an interview at Semafor’s World Economy summit this week that the company’s data shows a decline in hiring of around 20% since 2022. However, he pushed back at the idea that AI was to blame. “At LinkedIn… we have an economic graph which is over a billion members. We’ve got companies, jobs, skills. It’s really an amazing re…

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