Only Illinois among the 19 Heartland states exceeds the national benchmark for AI-related job postings¶
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q2 i? 2025 Lightcast data show only Illinois among the 19 Heartland states exceeding the national benchmark for AI-related job postings. → lightcast-postings
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Jacobs, B. (2026, September). Task automation, worker augmentation: Opportunities for career and technical education in the heartland. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/317
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The brief cites 2025 Lightcast data as a third, independent signal triangulating the same conclusion as the AEI and BTOS: that demand-side AI activity in the Heartland also lags, with only Illinois exceeding the national benchmark for AI-related job postings.
"A third signal points in the same direction: 2025 Lightcast data show only Illinois among the 19 Heartland states exceeding the national benchmark for AI-related job postings"
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Related Claims¶
- The gap between technical AI exposure and actual employer adoption is a limited opportunity window for CTE programs to shape adoption — related
- AI adoption across the 19 Heartland states averages 15.3%, below the national rate and uneven across states — related
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Only Illinois among the 19 Heartland states exceeds the national benchmark for AI-related job postings |
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Only Illinois among the 19 Heartland states exceeds the national benchmark for AI-related job postings |
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