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Unemployment caused by technological change is predicted to affect almost half of the 702 occupations examined by researchers.

The basis of the research was to look at what computers are able to do now, against what they will be able to do, within a 20 year horizon.

Based on this, researchers predicted great variances in job security in different industries noting that 87% of accommodation and food workers were at risk of replacement through automation compared to just 10% of information workers.