US workers using generative AI for work every day
Share of employed US adults who used generative AI for work every day, Real-Time Population Survey.
Reason through thisThe reading
One survey, read through the Federal Reserve Board's note on its November 2025 wave; the authors' earlier NBER paper (nine percent, late 2024) is the same instrument, so the status stays emerging until a second survey measures daily use.
1 reading drawn from fed_board.us_workers.genai_work_use_daily_share.pt; 1 observation in the evidence.
Source: Federal Reserve Board, FEDS Notes. Federal Reserve Board, FEDS Notes.
The numbers
| as of | reading | value | record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | us workers | 12.0% | reported |
Why it matters
Daily use is where depth shows up first.
What cuts against it
One instrument; daily use by the respondents' own recall; a worker using a tool embedded in other software may not count it.
How it is measured
- series
fed_board.us_workers.genai_work_use_daily_share.pt - source Federal Reserve Board, FEDS Notes · default tier 6 · Public (U.S. government)
- proxy behaviour · cadence annual · valve product to adoption
Normal = up to about one worker in seven using generative AI every working day, the pace of an office tool diffusing over years; fast = three in ten or more, daily use at the level of email. Between is emerging.
Applied to fed_board.us_workers.genai_work_use_daily_share.pt.
Latest readings
- 2025-11-30 us_workers · 12.0%as of 2025-11-30
Why this status, and its history
First reading: 12% of employed US adults used generative AI for work every day in the survey's November 2025 wave (Federal Reserve Board note on the Real-Time Population Survey), inside the normal band. One instrument is the only source, so the status caps at emerging until a second survey measures daily use.
- 2026-09-11unmeasured to emergingconf — → 30 · Claude (model)
First reading: 12% of employed US adults used generative AI for work every day in the survey's November 2025 wave (Federal Reserve Board note on the Real-Time Population Survey), inside the normal band. One instrument is the only source, so the status caps at emerging until a second survey measures daily use.
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Why this confidence
Rests on 1 observation from Federal Reserve Board, FEDS Notes; best evidence tier 6, grade B; current.
Confidence is independent of status: 90–95 multiple strong independent sources; 70–89 good evidence, some ambiguity; 50–69 mixed or hard to operationalise; 0–49 limited or vague evidence.