A recent report from Ramp and Revelio Labs found that companies spending heavily on AI are growing their workforce faster. High-intensity adopters, which spend an average of $30 per employee per month on AI, saw a 10.2% increase in headcount.
The report also found that entry-level headcount rose by 12% in tech-forward firms, contradicting claims that AI is killing junior jobs. However, the data skews towards tech-forward companies, making it difficult to determine whether AI is driving the hiring or if these companies are expanding anyway.
The report suggests that AI can be a tool for firm expansion, rather than labor substitution, and that companies with the resources to invest in AI will see the largest gains. This may lead to a widening gap between firms that can turn AI adoption into business gains and those that are stuck experimenting with subscriptions.
