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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · July 2021 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 8:12 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
11,560
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 14% vs June 2021
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 120 separate verified layoff events in 10 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Netto · Poland2,549
Complexul Energetic Hunedoara · Romania1,477
Atos · Germany1,300
PPC SA · Greece1,200
Millenium BCP · Portugal760

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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