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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · October 2022 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 7:15 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
33,989
Worldwide verified job cuts ▲ 147% vs September 2022
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 135 separate verified layoff events in 20 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Meta10,000
Royal Mail · United Kingdom10,000
Philips6,000
H&M · Sweden1,900
Husqvarna · Sweden1,000

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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