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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · October 2018 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 11:45 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
13,544
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 7% vs September 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 130 separate verified layoff events in 18 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Debenhams · United Kingdom4,000
Unicaja Banco · Spain1,028
RATP · France1,000
Covestro900
Saab · Sweden850

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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