In the Worker Vs Robot Battle, a Lot Depends on Where You Live

Will robots take your job? The answer depends on where you live.

The threat varies “strikingly” between countries and regions, with as many as 40 percent of jobs at “high risk” in Western Slovakia and just 4 percent in the area around Oslo, the OECD said Sept. 18. According to its research, across 36 member countries, 14 percent of jobs are considered at high risk.

Automation and the changing nature of work is already in the spotlight, with workers and governments grappling with uncertainties surrounding new technologies and how to safeguard jobs. The OECD expects the development of artificial ...