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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Weekly Pulse Job Cuts Report · Week of Feb 13, 2023 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Aug 7, 2026 · 6:19 PM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
17,343
Worldwide verified job cuts this week ▲ 91% vs week of Feb 6
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 51 separate verified layoff events in 7 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Meta · CA11,000
Ford3,800
Ford Europe · Germany2,300
Twilio1,400
Ford · United Kingdom1,300

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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