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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · November 2019 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 10:57 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
17,833
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 21% vs October 2019
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 148 separate verified layoff events in 17 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Daimler15,000
Audi · Germany7,500
Npower · United Kingdom4,500
Tata Steel3,000
Infosys · India2,200

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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