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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Year in Review Job Cuts Report · 2015 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
257,727
Worldwide verified job cuts ▲ 138% vs 2014
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
0
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 0% 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 1,682 separate verified layoff events in 31 countries.

Month by month, verified cuts in 2015

Jan 11,209
Feb 22,673
Mar 16,878
Apr 30,802
May 16,921
Jun 15,027
Jul 24,128
Aug 12,675
Sep 46,911
Oct 21,290
Nov 22,066
Dec 17,147

Biggest employers cut (full year)

Hewlett Packard Co33,300
HSBC · 2 events32,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise25,000
Weatherford International plc · 2 events15,000
Unicredit · 2 events12,595
Schlumberger · 2 events11,120
Microsoft · 2 events10,100
Areva · 3 events8,774

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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