The local dimension of job automation

This chapter discusses job automation at the regional level and provides policy recommendations on how to respond to automation. It provides estimates for the risk of automation at the regional level and analyses the factors that are related to this risk. While a significant share of jobs is at risk of automation in all regions, the number varies strongly across countries as well as across regions within countries. Regions with a low share of jobs have a high share of workers with tertiary education, a strong service sector and a large share of urban population.