30,564
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 51% vs January 2025
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
5,750
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 19% of the total
AI or automation named as a cause, in the company’s own words.
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Across 282 separate verified layoff events in 22 countries · 7,100 AI-attributed including announced plans.
AI, in the employer’s own words 2 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.
- DBS Group AI named as the cause
“DBS Group plans to reduce its workforce by 10% over the next three years due to increased AI adoption”
See the source → - Workday AI named among the causes
“Companies everywhere are reimagining how work gets done, and the increasing demand for AI has the potential to drive a new era of growth for Workday”
See the source →
Biggest single cuts
| Joann | 19,000 |
| Chevron | 6,830 |
| Estée Lauder | 5,800 |
| Škoda Auto · Czechia | 5,500 |
| DBS Group · Singapore 🤖 | 4,000 |