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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · December 2024 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 5:22 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
30,065
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 45% vs November 2024
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 270 separate verified layoff events in 17 countries.

Biggest single cuts

Volkswagen · Germany35,000
Cargill8,000
Evonik5,000
Evonik · Germany3,600
SAP · Germany3,479

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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