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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Quarterly Job Cuts Report · Q1 2019 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 10:57 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
76,756
Worldwide verified job cuts ▲ 37% vs Q4 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 462 separate verified layoff events in 27 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Ford24,000
Tesco · United Kingdom9,000
Volkswagen · Germany7,000
Ford7,000
Cognizant6,000

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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