Firms with more robots also have more workers overall, Statistics Canada study says

November 9, 2020

Myth Busted! “Statistics Canada suggests that the impact of robot adoption on employment has not been apocalyptic for labour overall.”

A recent study shows domestic firms that invested in robots since the late 1990s have also expanded their human workforces. The findings show that over two decades, firms that automated some tasks had workforces 15 per cent larger relative to other companies in the same industry.

 

Source: Vancouver is Awesome