9,831
Worldwide verified job cuts this week ▲ 51% vs week of Jan 27
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
1,750
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 18% of the total
AI or automation named as a cause, in the company’s own words.
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Across 61 separate verified layoff events in 7 countries.
AI, in the employer’s own words 1 attribution 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.
- 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”
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Biggest single cuts
| Estée Lauder | 5,800 |
| Workday 🤖 | 1,750 |
| Bargain Hunt | 1,650 |
| Cruise | 1,000 |
| Salesforce | 1,000 |