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Sector · NAICS 55

AI and jobs in management of companies

Head offices and holding companies that manage other establishments.

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of management of companies businesses used AI

In the two weeks to Sep 7 – Sep 20 2026

26.9%

expect to be using AI in six months

27.6% across all sectors

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change over time

AI use in management of companies

The sector against the national average, with what businesses in it expect six months out. The line breaks at May 2026, where the Census Bureau widened the question from AI used in producing goods or services to AI used in any business function. The step up across that break is the new wording, not businesses adopting AI overnight.

  • All sectors
  • Management of companies, using AI now
  • Expect to in six months

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey. Estimates are the share of responding employer businesses, not of workers.

Employment

2,619,600 jobs in September 2026, down 0.3% on the year (preliminary).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted. Recent months are preliminary and get revised.

Job openings

1,186,000 open positions in August 2026 across professional and business services.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS does not publish this sector on its own, so the figure covers all of professional and business services.

What these businesses expect to do about headcount

Six months from now, how businesses in this sector think their number of paid employees will have changed.

Not asked in the latest period.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey. A count of businesses, not of jobs: most US businesses are small ones.