AI Boom Leaves Youngest Tech Developers Behind, Kobeissi Letter Says
US software developer jobs for workers aged 22-25 have dropped 20% since ChatGPT launched in November 2022, according to The Kobeissi Letter. Developers aged 41-49 went the other way, with employment up 20% over the same stretch. The gap between the youngest and oldest cohorts now stands at 40 percentage points.
- Original source: X account @KobeissiLetter.
- The source published it on Nov 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM.
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The AI boom is not treating every tech worker the same. According to The Kobeissi Letter, US software developer employment among 22-to-25-year-olds has fallen 20% since November 2022, the month ChatGPT launched. The 26-30 cohort slipped too, down 4% over the same period.
Older developers are heading in the opposite direction. Employment among developers aged 41-49 has surged 20% since November 2022, while the 35-40 group grew 11% and the 31-34 group added 6%. The result, per the outlet: a 40 percentage point gap in employment growth between the youngest and oldest groups.
The pattern lines up with the timing of the generative AI rollout. The steepest decline sits with the cohort that entered the job market just as ChatGPT arrived, while every age bracket above 30 posted gains. Entry-level tech roles are the ones absorbing the hit, the outlet argues.
TopicsThe Kobeissi Letter · ChatGPT · X
Source: x.com
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