Gallup: Workplace AI use hits 45% in U.S.
Gallup’s latest survey finds 45% of U.S. workers used AI at work at least a few times in Q3 2025, up more than 20 points year over year, with 23% using it weekly and 10% daily. Adoption is highest in tech (50%), finance (33%) and professional services (30%), lower in retail and manufacturing (18% each) and healthcare (21%), and more prevalent among senior roles; chatbots are the most common tool, used by over 60% of adopters.
📌 Key Facts
- Gallup reports 45% of U.S. workers used AI at work at least a few times in Q3 2025 (up 20+ points from 2024).
- Weekly usage rose to 23% (from 12% in 2024); daily usage reached 10%.
- Sector breakdown: Tech 50%, Finance 33%, Professional services 30%, Healthcare 21%, Retail 18%, Manufacturing 18%.
📊 Relevant Data
Asian workers in the US have the highest AI adoption rates across all ethnic groups, even after controlling for occupational roles, leading to disparities in salaries and opportunities where AI adopters earn nearly twice as much as non-adopters.
Disparities in AI Adoption and Imperatives for Governance — Revelio Labs
Black workers comprise nearly 13% of the total U.S. workforce but hold only 9% of all STEM jobs, indicating underrepresentation in fields related to AI development and adoption.
JCPES-AI-RFI-2025 — National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
In the US Information sector (including tech), the workforce composition is 75.2% White, 10.8% Black or African American, 10.1% Asian, and 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, with Asians overrepresented compared to their 6.9% share of the overall labor force.
Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
In the US Health care and social assistance sector, the workforce composition is 70.1% White, 18.3% Black or African American, 7.8% Asian, and 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, with Black workers overrepresented compared to their 12.8% share of the overall labor force.
Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
22.5% of Black workers in the transportation and warehousing sector face high risk of job displacement due to AI-powered automation, exacerbating disparities as Black workers are concentrated in routine jobs vulnerable to AI.
JCPES-AI-RFI-2025 — National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development