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Gallup report from the American Job Quality Study finding that while a majority of AI-using employees report working faster and more creatively, these benefits are concentrated among workers who already hold higher-quality jobs, such as college graduates, managers, and higher earners.
Gallup poll finding that 27% of U.S. workers, a new high, worry technology could make their jobs obsolete, up from 13% in 2017. Concern has risen sharply among college graduates since 2021 and is now the top job-security worry among workers under 45.
Revenue Brew reports on new data from Homebase, an AI-powered operator for small businesses: 89% of small businesses using AI report a positive impact, and owners are more than twice as likely to expect AI to help their business grow (49%) than to reduce head count (22%). Nearly three-quarters (74%) of surveyed small businesses are using or piloting AI tools, up from 64% in 2025, with usage ranging from 54% among businesses under $500,000 in revenue to 81% among those above $5 million. Businesses using AI for scheduling and payroll report an estimated 7.7 hours and $343 saved per month.
Pew Research Center short read, 18 August 2026, on a survey of US adults conducted 22-28 June 2026. 52% now say they are more concerned than excited about AI in daily life, up from 37% in 2021. Among adults aged 18-29, 55% are more concerned than excited and 11% more excited than concerned, and 73% think AI will mean fewer US jobs over the next 20 years, up from 61% in 2024.
Why I recommend it: Useful when a client says the worry is just in their head — it is not, and the numbers are free to download as a spreadsheet. Read it as what people expect, not as what has happened to employment: it measures opinion, not job counts.
