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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Year in Review Job Cuts Report ยท 2026 ยท ๐ŸŒ Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 ยท 3:04 PM EDT ยท AskTheRecruiter.com
378,999
Worldwide verified job cuts โ–ผ 42% vs 2025
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
32,753
๐Ÿค– blamed on AI by the employer 9% 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 2,819 separate verified layoff events in 39 countries ยท 78,578 AI-attributed including announced plans.

AI, in the employer’s own words 15 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.

  • Oracle 21,000 jobs ยท 2026-04-06 ยท Multiple countries AI named as the cause
    “AI models for generating computer code have become so efficient that we have been restructuring our product development teams into smaller, more agile and productive groups”
    See the source →
  • Block 4,000 jobs ยท 2026-02-26 ยท Multiple countries AI named among the causes
    “CFO Amrita Ahuja: cuts position the company to "move faster with smaller, highly talented teams using AI to automate more work." Jack Dorsey (X post, per Fortune): "We're already seeing that the intelligence tools we're creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working." (TechCrunch)”
    See the source →
  • Atlassian 1,600 jobs ยท 2026-03-12 ยท Australia AI named as the cause
    “attributing them to AI”
    See the source →
  • Snap 1,000 jobs ยท 2026-04-23 ยท United States AI named among the causes
    “Evan Spiegel memo: "rapid advancements in artificial intelligence enable our teams to reduce repetitive work, increase velocity, and better support our community, partners, and advertisers." (TechCrunch)”
    See the source →
  • Livspace 1,000 jobs ยท 2026-02-20 ยท India AI named as the cause
    “the workforce reduction was part of a measured, phased transition as the company integrates AI agents and automation across core functions, including sales, design, operations and marketing”
    See the source →
  • Salesforce 1,000 jobs ยท 2026-02-10 ยท Multiple countries AI named as the cause
    “workforce reductions linked to the growing use of artificial intelligence”
    See the source →
  • 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”
    See the source →
  • Meta 700 jobs ยท 2026-03-25 ยท United States AI named as the cause
    “amid AI-led restructuring”
    See the source →
  • 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)”
    See the source →
  • Angi Inc. 350 jobs ยท 2026-02-07 ยท United States AI named among the causes
    “leans on artificial intelligence to improve efficiency”
    See the source →
  • Commonwealth Bank 300 jobs ยท 2026-01-01 ยท Australia AI named as the cause
    “it wonโ€™t hire more people unless the job cannot be done by artificial intelligence”
    See the source →
  • Sprout Social, Inc. 260 jobs ยท 2026-07-15 ยท United States AI named among the causes
    “including its ongoing investments in AI-powered social intelligence”
    See the source →
  • 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 →
  • Amazon 100 jobs ยท 2026-03-05 ยท United States AI named among the causes
    “tying them to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence”
    See the source →
  • Patreon 93 jobs ยท 2026-07-23 AI named among the causes
    “Shifts to AI-First Strategy”
    See the source →

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

Month by month, verified cuts in 2026

Jan 76,278 ๐Ÿค–0%
Feb 36,818 ๐Ÿค–22%
Mar 40,493 ๐Ÿค–57%
Apr 61,883 ๐Ÿค–37%
May 34,643 ๐Ÿค–56%
Jun 55,856 ๐Ÿค–4%
Jul 44,348 ๐Ÿค–6%

Biggest employers cut (full year)

Volkswagen Group50,000
Internal Revenue Service31,000
UPS ยท 2 events30,525
Canada Post30,000
Oracle ยท 2 events ๐Ÿค–21,539
Bosch ยท 2 events20,270
HSBC Holdings Plc ๐Ÿค–20,000
Amazon ยท 4 events ๐Ÿค–17,500

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.

Cite as: “AskTheRecruiter.com Year in Review Job Cuts Report, 2026 (accessed Jul 28, 2026 ยท 3:04 PM EDT).” ยท Live tracker ยท Sources ยท Press kit