High-Income Workers Delay Resignations Over AI Fear

Recent U.S. surveys show higher-income workers are delaying job changes amid AI-related concerns. The University of Michigan and New York Fed consumer surveys report labor-market confidence among top earners near historic lows, while ADP finds record-low turnover in finance and professional services; finance unemployment was 2.1% in January and professional/business services 4.5%, down 0.4 percentage point from January 2025. Economists say AI both spooks and enables workers.