Large language models affecting jobs

The impact of large language models on the job market in China is becoming increasingly apparent, as the recruitment scale for occupations most affected by these models declined between 2022 and 2024.

According to a report jointly released by the National School of Development at Peking University and recruitment platform Zhaopin last year, the Work Activity-based LLM Exposure Index reached 0.89 in 2024 for the editing and translation category, and 0.68 for the category covering human resources, administration, finance and legal professions — an increase of 0.09 and 0.04, respectively, compared to 2022.

The report also indicates a negative correlation between the LLM Exposure Index and job postings: the higher the index score, the greater the decline in job postings in China between 2022 and 2024.