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Evolution, however, means that many more jobs are threatened, especially for occupations that rely on the mechanical repetition of the same movements, such as, for example, the operators of straightening machines, either machines or vehicles.

Taking into account the developments of the pandemic, in its report on the future of work, McKinsey Consulting upgrades its forecast for jobs that will be immediately threatened, as they will be replaced by automation. It estimates that by 2030 at least 17 million Americans will be forced to change jobs, a number 25% higher than its previous estimate.

However, according to a report in the Financial Times, researchers from the Federal Reserve in the state of Philadelphia predict that the shortages recorded in the labor market will be an additional incentive for companies, which will probably invest more in machinery safe to transmit the pandemic instead of look for staff paying higher salaries. In short, the tendency to switch to investing in automation, which has been a feature of other times of transition from recession to recovery, will probably be repeated and will probably be further strengthened. This means that the concern about the possibility of an "unemployed recovery" is returning.

Thus, Federal Reserve researchers are calling on governments to intervene and provide the necessary social safety net for those workers who are about to lose their jobs due to automation, but also to support the transition to another job on different terms. As the British newspaper points out in its report, the development does not seem to be reversible and any attempt by companies to resist is likely to be in vain.

However, if the developments are particularly ominous for those who do mechanical work, the opposite is true for those who work in automation technologies.

The British newspaper cites the Pittsburgh-based automation and robot company Seegrid and told the Washington Post that its revenues have doubled since the beginning of the pandemic. Therefore, the company intends to increase its workforce, from 150 people now working as its employees, to 350 by the end of the year.

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