Change in low-skilled IT/business processing outsourcing (BPO) service worker numbers due to automation and AI from 2016 to 2022, by select country
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This statistic shows the influence of automation and AI on low-skilled IT/business processing outsourcing (BPO) service worker numbers, by select country, from 2016 to 2022. In the United States, the number of low-skilled service workers is projected to decrease from *** to *** million between 2016 and 2022.
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HFS Research. (August 30, 2017). Change in low-skilled IT/business processing outsourcing (BPO) service worker numbers due to automation and AI from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/757198/worldwide-impact-of-automation-ai-on-it-bpo-service-low-skilled-workers/
HFS Research. "Change in low-skilled IT/business processing outsourcing (BPO) service worker numbers due to automation and AI from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in millions)." Chart. August 30, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/757198/worldwide-impact-of-automation-ai-on-it-bpo-service-low-skilled-workers/
HFS Research. (2017). Change in low-skilled IT/business processing outsourcing (BPO) service worker numbers due to automation and AI from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/757198/worldwide-impact-of-automation-ai-on-it-bpo-service-low-skilled-workers/
HFS Research. "Change in Low-skilled It/Business Processing Outsourcing (Bpo) Service Worker Numbers Due to Automation and Ai from 2016 to 2022, by Select Country (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 30 Aug 2017, /statistics/757198/worldwide-impact-of-automation-ai-on-it-bpo-service-low-skilled-workers/
HFS Research, Change in low-skilled IT/business processing outsourcing (BPO) service worker numbers due to automation and AI from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/757198/worldwide-impact-of-automation-ai-on-it-bpo-service-low-skilled-workers/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Change in low-skilled IT/business processing outsourcing (BPO) service worker numbers due to automation and AI from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in millions) [Graph], HFS Research, August 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/757198/worldwide-impact-of-automation-ai-on-it-bpo-service-low-skilled-workers/