Rank 4 of 9

Job loss

on the Fear Index

Bills12

Lobbying filings394

Attention5.5K

The receipts

4,390Wikipedia views on this fear in the last 30 days

1,115news articles about it in the last 30 days

12bills, rules and orders cite it since January 2025, in 5 states and Congress

11new government controls written into those bills

394federal lobbying filings name it, past year

$10Kspent lobbying on it by advocacy groups, past year

The fear as the bill states it, and the power the same bill hands out.

“ensuring that AI-related economic gains benefit workers and the people of the United States (including by preventing AI-related job loss)”
S. 4214, CongressPendingData center limitsExport controlsLicense to buildMandatory reportingDepartment of Commerce
“the FAIR AI Enforcement Fund for the purpose of supporting agency enforcement of artificial intelligence system misuse, bias, and workforce disruption”
SB 365, VirginiaPendingLabeling mandateNew agency powers
“economic, labor, and ethical impacts of artificial intelligence”
SB 2618, TennesseePendingMandatory reportingTennessee General Assembly
“a state employee whose job is eliminated, materially changed, or restructured due to the use of one or more artificial intelligence systems”
HB 310, VirginiaPendingMandatory reportingVirginia Department of Human Resource Management
“employer disclosure when employee layoffs occur due to an employer's use of artificial intelligence or other technological change”
HB 2669, PennsylvaniaPendingMandatory reporting

The government controls written into the bills that cite this fear.

Advocacy groups and foundations lobbying on this fear, past year.

Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power.

1New York Department of LaborAgencyhanded new authority1bills
2Department of CommerceAgencyhanded new authority1bills
3Department of EnergyAgencyhanded new authority1bills
4Tennessee General AssemblyAgencyhanded new authority1bills
5Virginia Department of Human Resource ManagementAgencyhanded new authority1bills

Companies and trade groups whose lobbying filings name this fear, past year.

Lobbying filings naming it

Bills citing it

Wikipedia views

Each dot is 2 bills. Sources: LDA.gov lobbying filings that mention this fear, bills tagged with it, and Wikipedia pageviews for its topic.

The ones carrying the most controls, first.

S. 4214, CongressPendingArtificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium ActData center limitsExport controlsLicense to buildMandatory reporting
SB 365, VirginiaPendingFostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act; established.Labeling mandateNew agency powers
HB 2669, PennsylvaniaPendingAn Act providing for employer disclosure when employee layoffs occur due to an employer's use of artificial intelligence or other technological change; and…Mandatory reporting
SB 2618, TennesseePendingComputers and Electronic Processing - As introduced, requires the joint chairs of the artificial intelligence advisory council to publish their annual findings…Mandatory reporting
S 8928, New YorkPendingEnacts the artificial intelligence workforce impact transparency actMandatory reporting
SB 365, VirginiaPendingFostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act; established.New agency powers
HB 310, VirginiaPendingArtificial Intelligence Workforce Impact Act; established, report.Mandatory reporting
S 9819, New YorkPendingDirects the department of labor to conduct a study on the effects of artificial intelligence on job losses in the state
SF 4576, MinnesotaPendingNotice and a transitional employment period required for employees displaced by artificial intelligence, and penalties imposed
HF 4369, MinnesotaPendingNotice and a transitional employment period required for employees displaced by artificial intelligence, and penalties imposed.