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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · July 2018 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 11:45 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
14,448
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 36% vs June 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 134 separate verified layoff events in 11 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Poundworld · United Kingdom5,100
Mattel2,200
Conforama · France1,900
HTC · Taiwan1,500
McDermott International Inc1,100

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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