Generative-AI and the transformation of workforce. A job postings-driven analysis

ArXi:2605.00843v1 Announce Type: cross This paper investigates how generative-artificial intelligence AI is reshaping job requirements, skill compositions and sectoral dynamics across global labor markets. It examines the evolving frequency and framing of AI-related competencies in job postings, exploring whether generative-AI functions primarily as an augmentative or substitutive force in the workplace. A large-scale, multi-source corpus of over 150,000 English-language job postings 2018-2025 is compiled from twelve open-access datasets and one public.