AWARE Act

This bill, known as the AWARE Act, mandates that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) expand its data collection to include comprehensive statistics on the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace . Congress finds that AI has significant potential to alter labor market demand, affecting employment, occupations, tasks, wages, and training across industries. Current BLS data collection programs are not adequately designed to measure these AI-related changes in a timely manner, creating a critical gap in understanding its impact. To address this, the bill amends the Act of March 4, 1913, explicitly requiring the BLS to gather "full and complete statistics" on AI usage, encompassing employer adoption, worker-level use, changes in workplace tasks, and effects on hiring and wages. This improved measurement is intended to strengthen workforce analysis, support economic and workforce policy development, and provide essential information to employers, workers, and educators. The BLS is directed to commence collecting these new statistics within 18 months of the bill's enactment.