On balance, public says automation has done more harm than good for U.S. workers the % saying, overall, the automation ofjobs through new the in the workplace has mostly American workers
When it comes to workplace automation that has already occurred, Americans are more likely to say it has hurt U.S. workers than helped them. Around half of U.S. adults (48%) say job automation through new technology in the workplace has mostly hurt American workers, while just 22% say it has generally helped, according to the 2018 survey. About three-in-ten (28%) say these advances have neither helped nor hurt U.S. workers.
On balance, public says automation has  | done more harm than good for U.S.  | workers  | the % saying, overall, the automation ofjobs through new  | the in the workplace has mostly  | American  | workers  | Neither helped  | Hurt  | Helped  | nor hurt  | All adults  | 48  | 22  | 28  | White  | 49  | 19  | 31  | Black  | 48  | 31  | 20  | Hispanic  | 45  | 29  | 26  | Ages 18-49  | 43  | 24  | 31  | 50+  | 55  | 20  | 25  | HS or less  | 53  | 22  | 24  | Some college  | 30  | 48  | 21  | Bachelor'st  | 24  | 42  | 33  | Note: Share of respondents who Adidn it Soffer an answer not shown  | Whites and blacks include those who report being only one race and  | are non-Hispanics Hispanics are of jany race Some college  | includes those with an associate degree and those who attended  | college but did not obtain a degree  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted Dec 11-23 2018  | "Looking to the Future Public Sees an America in Decline on Many  | Fronts  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 