43.7%About 4 in 10of US firms that used AI used it to supplement or enhance a task done by an employee; 10.1% used it to do a task an employee used to do
43.7% of US firms that used AI used it to supplement or enhance a task done by an employee; 10.1% used it to do a task an employee used to do (Nov 2025-Feb 2026, US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey)
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43.7% of US firms that used AI used it to supplement or enhance a task done by an employee; 10.1% used it to do a task an employee used to do (Nov 2025-Feb 2026).
43.7%
the latest figure (Nov 2025-Feb 2026)
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey: official data, government statistics office or regulator. BTOS AI supplement: six biweekly panels pooled, 17 Nov 2025 to 8 Feb 2026; base is firms that used AI in at least one business function.
Compare yourself with the published data for firms your size.
24.3%
of US firms with 1 to 4 employees used AI in a business function in the last two weeks, close to the 24.6% national rate (small firms, USA). All firms: 24.6%.
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US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey
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Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
What it measures
43.7% of US firms that used AI used it to supplement or enhance a task done by an employee; 10.1% used it to do a task an employee used to do
Data period
Nov 2025-Feb 2026 (ends 8 Feb 2026)
Published by the source
18 Jun 2026
Who is counted
BTOS AI supplement: six biweekly panels pooled, 17 Nov 2025 to 8 Feb 2026; base is firms that used AI in at least one business function.
In the source's words
QID 3 AI Task Sub, National: "Supplement or enhance a task performed by an employee" 43.70%; "Perform a task previously done by an employee" 10.10%
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read in ai_supplement_estimates.csv on census.gov (BTOS AI supplement, collected 17 Nov 2025 to 8 Feb 2026, released 18 Jun 2026 per the Census press release) on 2026-10-23.
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43.7% of US firms that used AI used it to supplement or enhance a task done by an employee; 10.1% used it to do a task an employee used to do, for Nov 2025-Feb 2026, according to US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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