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Raman: Net new business creation is key metric for employment growth

Aneesh Raman · 60% of today's jobs didn't exist in 1940. 5 leaders on what's next. · Aug 11, 2026 · at 9:54

Aneesh Raman, Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn, speaks on economic shifts driven by AI at the Masters of Scale Summit.

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“My best guess is that net new businesses is gonna be the key metric for societies to look at if they want net employment to go up.”

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Net new businesses will be the key metric for societies to track to ensure net employment increases in the AI era.

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