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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report · March 2026 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 4:16 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
40,283
Worldwide verified job cuts ▲ 10% vs February 2026
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
2,400
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 6% 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 339 separate verified layoff events in 30 countries · 23,000 AI-attributed including announced plans.

AI, in the employer’s own words 3 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.

  • Atlassian 1,600 jobs · 2026-03-12 · Australia AI named as the cause
    “attributing them to AI”
    See the source →
  • Meta 700 jobs · 2026-03-25 · United States AI named as the cause
    “amid AI-led restructuring”
    See the source →
  • Amazon 100 jobs · 2026-03-05 · United States AI named among the causes
    “tying them to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence”
    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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