AI jobs: share of the market
Three classifiers tracked weekly: any AI mention (L1), uses AI as a tool (L2), builds AI (L3). L3 is strictly nested inside L2 inside L1. Compare AI-jobs share over the trailing 12 weeks.
| Week | AI roles | Core AI | AI-adjacent | AI-exposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | 91,859 | 17,292 | 5,861 | 2,218 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 77,473 | 13,761 | 4,398 | 1,390 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 65,856 | 12,879 | 3,918 | 1,314 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 51,426 | 10,752 | 3,173 | 942 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 54,087 | 10,374 | 3,225 | 1,067 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 62,063 | 13,445 | 5,381 | 1,377 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 53,984 | 13,325 | 4,114 | 1,232 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 56,185 | 11,401 | 3,682 | 1,109 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 68,997 | 13,548 | 4,099 | 1,307 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 49,313 | 10,425 | 3,235 | 1,227 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 36,732 | 10,431 | 3,935 | 892 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 22,602 | 5,565 | 1,665 | 559 |
Method & attribution. Postings are graded by how central AI is to the role: core AI (the work is building AI), AI-adjacent (AI is a named requirement), and AI-exposed (AI appears in the responsibilities). Weeks are complete calendar weeks; the week in progress is excluded so the latest bar is never a partial one. Free to cite with attribution to Xcout.