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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Weekly Pulse Job Cuts Report · Week of Feb 20, 2023 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Aug 7, 2026 · 6:19 PM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
13,253
Worldwide verified job cuts this week ▼ 24% vs week of Feb 13
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 37 separate verified layoff events in 12 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Ericsson8,500
Rolls-Royce · United Kingdom7,000
BASF · Germany2,500
McKinsey2,000
H&M Business Tech · Sweden1,500

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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