Taken at face value, this just says that productivity increases are expected, not that less people will be employed. It is completely possible that jobs open up

Taken at face value, this just says that productivity increases are expected, not that less people will be employed. It is completely possible that jobs open up because more things are made/done, new industries pop up, and so on. Governments should really make sure that workers benefit and the jobs keep company, or plan on implementing something like UBI. I have no hope that the incoming US administration is going to be forward thinking though.