249,649
Worldwide verified job cuts ▲ 1% vs 2016
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
12,540
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 5% of the total
AI or automation named as a cause, in the company’s own words.
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Across 1,497 separate verified layoff events in 33 countries.
AI, in the employer’s own words 4 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.
- Nordea AI named as the cause
“robots to take over”
See the source → - Cognizant AI named among the causes
“Automation poses big threat in IT”
See the source → - Allstate AI named as the cause
“Automation is hitting office jobs in Chicago”
See the source → - BlackRock AI named as the cause
“BlackRock is cutting jobs and replacing them with artificial intelligence that can pick stocks”
See the source →
Biggest employers cut (full year)
| Teva | 14,000 |
| Infosys · 2 events | 11,100 |
| Siemens · 6 events | 10,014 |
| Air Berlin | 8,600 |
| Meta | 8,000 |
| National Australia Bank | 6,600 |
| Nordea · 2 events 🤖 | 6,420 |
| Avaya Inc · 2 events | 6,100 |