Six out of 10 Brits think technology will make jobs obsolete

Technology is destroying jobs, 61 percent of British respondents to a new survey believe, despite evidence to the contrary. The study by polling organization YouGov for recruitment site LynxPro finds only 14 percent believe technology is having no impact on the jobs market, while just 11 percent think it's creating jobs. Older people are more likely to believe jobs are being destroyed by technology. The results show that while 41 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds think technological advances are making jobs obsolete, this increases to 71 percent in people aged 55 and older. But these results contradict those found in… [Continue Reading]