# 68% of Americans expect AI to cause widespread job losses within the next decade

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## Reading

Americans broadly expect AI to take a heavy toll on employment: more than two-thirds (68%) agree it will cause widespread job losses for American workers within the next ten years, including 26% who agree strongly.

One-in-five (21%) stay neutral, while just 11% disagree, including 1% who strongly disagree, according to a June 2026 Verasight survey.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree the following statement: In the next ten years, AI will cause widespread job losses for American workers.

68% of Americans expect AI to cause widespread job losses within the next decade.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 42.1%
- Strongly agree: 26.1%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 21.0%
- Disagree: 9.4%
- Strongly disagree: 1.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-21
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: 3
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-121](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-121)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2026-050, fielded June 21-21, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-121](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-121)