YouGov survey finds 3% of US workers lost jobs to AI since 2023

  • YouGov surveyed 1,250 US workers about AI-related employment changes since 2023.
  • About 3% reported AI-linked job losses, versus roughly 6% reporting newly created AI roles.
  • The survey found approximately 9% received AI-related promotions or career advancements.

Only about 3% of 1,250 US workers surveyed by YouGov said they had lost a job because of AI since 2023, while roughly 6% said they had landed a job that did not exist before AI adoption. Approximately 9% reported an AI-related promotion or advancement. About 95% said they had not lost a job to AI, 90% had not obtained a newly created AI-related role and 88% had not received an AI-linked promotion; between 3% and 4% were unsure in each case. The survey was conducted online from July 30 to August 4, 2026, among employed adults selected to reflect the US workforce by age, gender, race, education and other characteristics. It was commissioned by Jeffrey C. Dixon, Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross, and forms part of a study that has not been peer reviewed. The findings suggest AI has not yet produced widespread labor-market disruption among these workers, though self-reported results cannot establish whether AI caused a job change. The online panel excluded people who were unemployed and was not randomly selected. The survey was conducted when the official unemployment rate was 4.1%, the workforce was shrinking and AI was reportedly a leading reason for many layoffs. Dixon is also examining who receives AI-related promotions, how workplace AI use affects careers and workers' expectations for the future. Agentic AI, which can act autonomously and automate a greater share of tasks, could make some current AI skills less valuable, but it is too early to know whether reported advantages will persist.

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