How to Use Claude Economic Index to Explore AI Use at Work in Six Steps
Anthropic launched the Economic Index connector for Claude on July 22, 2026. Users can enable it from the connector directory without installing software, then ask which occupations use AI most, how teachers use Claude, or which tasks are increasingly automated. The responsible workflow is to begin with a broad industry question, narrow the scope to a task, request the underlying data, inspect definitions and time periods, and state the limitations in any conclusion. The Index reflects patterns in Claude usage rather than the whole labor market, so it is evidence for exploration and planning, not a forecast of whether a specific job will disappear.

