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Only 4% of AI-Using Firms Laid Off Workers Over the Technology
NY Fed survey: workforce changes among AI-using service firms. Federal Reserve Bank of New York regional business surveys (NY and N. NJ)
Only 4% of AI-Using Firms Laid Off Workers Over the Technology
Why it matters: In the New York Fed's August 2026 regional surveys, only 4% of AI-using service firms reported laying off workers because of AI over the prior six months, while 15% hired fewer workers and 13% hired more to help use the technology—showing adjustment through hiring, not mass cuts.
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- NY Fed Liberty Street Economics
- Unit
- % of AI-using service firms
- Data as of
- August 31, 2026
- Scope
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York regional business surveys (NY and N. NJ)