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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · August 2015 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 3:04 PM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
12,675
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 47% vs July 2015
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 131 separate verified layoff events in 15 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Merck2,585
Wood Group · United Kingdom1,000
Lundbeck1,000
Electrica · Romania800
Bilfinger · Germany750

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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