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CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are several reports that we found interesting this week.
2026 Future of Professionals: What the Data Says About the Human Side of AI (Thomson Reuters Institute)
Drawing on a survey of more than 1,800 professionals across 62 countries in law, tax, audit, accounting, compliance, risk, and global trade, this report examines the gap between organizations’ stated AI strategies and what employees actually experience day to day. It finds that the vast majority of professionals feel this disconnect to some degree, with a meaningful share considering leaving their employer within two years if it isn’t addressed — a risk the report says falls hardest on mid-career staff and, in turn, on the mentorship pipeline for early-career talent.
Labour Force Survey, June 2026 (Statistics Canada)
Statistics Canada’s June release shows employment held largely steady, with the national unemployment rate edging down to 6.5% and the employment rate ticking up to 60.8%. The report highlights gains among youth and core-aged workers, a decline in employment among those 55 and older, wage growth of 3.3% year over year, and a more favourable summer job market for returning students compared with last year.
Career Literacy and Employment Security in the U.S. (The DeBruce Foundation)
Commissioned by The DeBruce Foundation and based on data from roughly 36,000 Americans collected between 2021 and 2025, this report examines how career literacy — the ability to make informed, adaptable career decisions over time — relates to employment security and economic opportunity. It finds that people with higher career literacy consider far more job options during a search and are more likely to be employed, and that career literacy tends to increase with age, pointing to the value of building it early.
Artificial Intelligence in Career and Workforce Development — Canada (Canadian Career Development Foundation, dmh associates & CareerChatUK)
This national study, drawing on a survey of 370 Canadian career development practitioners, 38 focus group participants, and a review of 154 sources, finds that AI adoption in the sector has sharply outpaced practitioner preparation: 84% already use AI with clients, yet 82% have received no formal training and just 7% believe current AI systems are fair and unbiased. Practitioners consistently describe functions like values clarification, crisis response, and personalized action planning as irreducibly human, and are calling for sector-specific training, co-designed tools, and clear governance rather than being treated as passive recipients of AI built without their input.
