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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report ยท June 2026 ยท ๐ŸŒ Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 ยท 5:22 AM EDT ยท AskTheRecruiter.com
55,186
Worldwide verified job cuts โ–ฒ 60% vs May 2026
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
1,350
๐Ÿค– blamed on AI by the employer 2% of the total
AI or automation named as a cause, in the company’s own words.

Every figure below is a live link: click any number, company or industry to open the exact rows and sources behind it, filtered to this period.

Across 473 separate verified layoff events in 22 countries ยท 2,232 AI-attributed including announced plans.

AI, in the employer’s own words 3 attributions this period, each with its source

This is the receipt behind the number above. Every cut we count as AI carries the company’s own statement, quoted verbatim, and a link to where they said it. Nothing here is inferred.

  • Rackspace 750 jobs ยท 2026-06-10 ยท United States AI named among the causes
    “This realignment is predominantly driven by the company's strategic decision to deemphasize certain legacy service delivery functions (primarily within its Public Cloud business unit) and geographic rationalizations in favor of redeploying resources toward its enterprise AI buildout," read the SEC filing”
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  • GitLab 350 jobs ยท 2026-06-03 ยท United States AI named among the causes
    “Agents work at machine scale, and they're pushing competitors to the brink. This quarter we began a generational rebuild of git to support the scale and features required for 100x growth. This is a scale requirement that didn't exist before and has become a real pain point for every team on their agentic journey." (CEO Bill Staples, conference call)”
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  • Opendoor 250 jobs ยท 2026-06-11 ยท India AI named among the causes
    “embedding AI in workflows, reducing costs and bringing certain functions closer to its home market in the US”
    See the source →

Open every AI-attributed cut in the tracker, filtered →

Biggest single cuts

British American Tobacco ยท United Kingdom9,000
British American Tobacco5,500
Evonik ยท Germany2,150
BBC ยท United Kingdom2,000
JBS USA ยท PA1,500

Top industries

Methodology: Verified cuts have a primary source behind each figure, an SEC filing, a state WARN notice, or a named news report with a quote. AI attribution requires the employer’s own words. Machine-extracted numbers are double-checked and every correction is disclosed openly.

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