151,500
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 1% vs Q1 2026
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
23,350
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 15% of the total
AI or automation named as a cause, in the company’s own words.
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Across 1,230 separate verified layoff events in 31 countries · 44,672 AI-attributed including announced plans.
AI, in the employer’s own words 5 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.
- Oracle AI named as the cause
“AI models for generating computer code have become so efficient that we have been restructuring our product development teams into smaller, more agile and productive groups”
See the source → - Snap AI named among the causes
“Evan Spiegel memo: "rapid advancements in artificial intelligence enable our teams to reduce repetitive work, increase velocity, and better support our community, partners, and advertisers." (TechCrunch)”
See the source → - Rackspace AI named among the causes
“This realignment is predominantly driven by the company's strategic decision to deemphasize certain legacy service delivery functions (primarily within its Public Cloud business unit) and geographic rationalizations in favor of redeploying resources toward its enterprise AI buildout," read the SEC filing”
See the source → - GitLab AI named among the causes
“Agents work at machine scale, and they're pushing competitors to the brink. This quarter we began a generational rebuild of git to support the scale and features required for 100x growth. This is a scale requirement that didn't exist before and has become a real pain point for every team on their agentic journey." (CEO Bill Staples, conference call)”
See the source → - Opendoor AI named among the causes
“embedding AI in workflows, reducing costs and bringing certain functions closer to its home market in the US”
See the source →
Biggest single cuts
| Canada Post · Canada | 30,000 |
| Oracle 🤖 | 21,000 |
| British American Tobacco · United Kingdom | 9,000 |
| Standard Chartered · United Kingdom 🤖 | 7,800 |
| British American Tobacco | 5,500 |