Survey of 21,559 US firms finds high-AI-investment companies grew employment by 10.2% over two years

A new study by Ramp and Revelio Labs, linking payment data and employee records from 21,559 U.S. firms, found that companies investing the most in AI grew employment by roughly 10.2% in the two years following adoption, while low-intensity adopters saw no statistically significant change. Covering January 2021 to February 2026, the study measured AI vendor spending from card and invoice payment data and matched it against Revelio Labs employee records to analyze the relationship between AI adoption and firm growth and hiring at the company level.