83%About 8 in 10of US small employer firms that use AI use it for writing or marketing, the top task
83% of US small employer firms that use AI use it for writing or marketing, the top task (Sep-Nov 2025, Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey)
SurveyChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026SmallUSASmall business · AI adoption
Source: Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit SurveyMultiple answers allowed. N=2,225 AI-using employer firms, 2025 survey.digitaltreed.com/statistics
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83% of US small employer firms that use AI use it for writing or marketing, the top task (Sep-Nov 2025).
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Why you can trust it. Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey: survey, sampled survey with a published method. Small employer firms that use AI, N=2,225.
Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey
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Survey: Sampled survey with a published method
What it measures
83% of US small employer firms that use AI use it for writing or marketing, the top task
Data period
Sep-Nov 2025 (ends 14 Nov 2025)
Published by the source
3 Mar 2026
Who is counted
Small employer firms that use AI, N=2,225.
In the source's words
The most common tasks for which businesses reported using AI are writing or marketing (83%), followed by individual productivity (61%) and planning or analysis (51%).
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read in the 2026 Report on Employer Firms PDF, summary and page 27.
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"83% of US small employer firms that use AI use it for writing or marketing, the top task." Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey, Sep-Nov 2025. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/small-business/small-business-ai-writing-marketing.
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What is the latest figure for AI adoption (USA)?
83% of US small employer firms that use AI use it for writing or marketing, the top task, for Sep-Nov 2025, according to Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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of US small employer firms said the business or its employees were using AI for work in late 2025
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