Call-center vs. other white-collar headcount in 12 middle-income countries, indexed to ChatGPT's release (November 2022 = 100)
Headcount has fallen for eight straight quarters, and workers who leave rarely reach the office jobs that are still growing
Figure 4.Call-center vs. other white-collar headcount in 12 middle-income countries, indexed to ChatGPT's release (November 2022 = 100) Source: Revelio Labs, October 2026