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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Weekly Pulse Job Cuts Report · Week of Sep 22, 2025 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Aug 1, 2026 · 4:11 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
16,042
Worldwide verified job cuts this week ▲ 233% vs week of Sep 15
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
11,000
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 69% 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 61 separate verified layoff events in 14 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.

  • Accenture 11,000 jobs · 2025-09-27 · Multiple countries AI named among the causes
    “We are exiting on a compressed timeline people where reskilling, based on our experience, is not a viable path for the skills we need. Our overall workforce is positioned to grow in line with the future of digital and AI consulting”
    See the source →

Open every AI-attributed cut in the tracker, filtered →

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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