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# Automation and Employment This text discusses the impact of automation on employment. The author argues that automation, while seemingly reducing jobs, can actually increase employment in other areas. Lowering prices due to automation attracts more customers and subsequently increases demand for...

# Automation and Employment This text discusses the impact of automation on employment. The author argues that automation, while seemingly reducing jobs, can actually increase employment in other areas. Lowering prices due to automation attracts more customers and subsequently increases demand for the goods or service in question, boosting related employment, as seen with ATMs and legal document searches. Historically, automation, especially during the Industrial Revolution, has been associated with significant increases in certain industries, such as textiles and manufacturing. However, the author also notes that automation can displace workers in other areas. Using desktop publishing systems as an example, the reduction in typographer jobs is often accompanied by an increase in graphic designer jobs. Similarly, the rise of phone lines led to fewer telephone operator jobs, although there is a need for receptionists. The author concludes that automation does not necessarily result in job loss but often leads to shifts in the type of jobs needed, where computers and computerisation often substitute for human workers in non-computerized jobs. ## Table: Graphic Design Jobs vs. Typographer Jobs | Category | Graphic Design Jobs | Typographer Jobs | |---|---|---| | Count (in Hundreds of Thousands) | 400 | 300 | **Note**: The table shows the number of graphic design jobs and typographer jobs, measured in hundreds of thousands.