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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · May 2018 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 11:45 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
13,772
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 7% vs April 2018
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 137 separate verified layoff events in 14 countries.

Biggest single cuts

BT13,000
Deutsche Bank7,000
Eon · Germany5,000
Maplin Electronics · United Kingdom2,335
Renault · Spain1,400

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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