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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · May 2023 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 5:22 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
81,879
Worldwide verified job cuts ▲ 60% vs April 2023
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 244 separate verified layoff events in 15 countries.

Biggest single cuts

BT · United Kingdom55,000
Vodafone11,000
Morgan Stanley3,000
Rolls Royce · United Kingdom3,000
Shopify2,000

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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