Adoption · US · Apr 3, 2026

78 percent of the labor force works at firms that have adopted AI, a business-uncertainty survey estimates

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of the labor force works at firms that have adopted AI, a business-uncertainty survey estimates

The Fed note describes the Atlanta Fed Survey of Business Uncertainty, fielded in November 2025.

“Additionally, a November iteration of the Survey of Business Uncertainty, which targets senior leaders at U.S. firms, estimates that 78 percent of the labor force works at firms that have adopted AI, and about 54 percent works at firms that use LLMs.”