556,610
Worldwide verified job cuts โผ 6% vs 2023
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
2,259
๐ค blamed on AI by the employer 0% of the total
AI or automation named as a cause, in the company’s own words.
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Across 3,401 separate verified layoff events in 43 countries ยท 10,259 AI-attributed including announced plans.
AI, in the employer’s own words 6 attributions this period, each with its source
This is the receipt behind the number above. Every cut we count as AI carries the company’s own statement, quoted verbatim, and a link to where they said it. Nothing here is inferred.
- Klarna AI named among the causes
“It is doing the equivalent work of 700 full-time agents." (Klarna, on its OpenAI-powered AI assistant)”
See the source → - BlackRock AI named among the causes
“AI to automate tasks these workers performed”
See the source → - ByteDance TikTok AI named among the causes
“shifts focus towards a greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in content moderation”
See the source → - UPS AI named as the cause
“UPS plans to lay off 404 workers at its Commerce City facility in January as it adds more automated processing equipment”
See the source → - 1% Club AI named as the cause
“streamline expenses through artificial intelligence-driven efficiencies”
See the source → - Sharan Hegde's 1% Club AI named among the causes
“Perplexity and AI make jobs redundant”
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