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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Quarterly Job Cuts Report · Q2 2026 · 🇺🇸 US only Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 5:22 AM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
111,984
US verified job cuts ▼ 19% vs Q1 2026
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
2,100
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 2% 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 1,155 separate verified layoff events · 9,600 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.

  • Snap 1,000 jobs · 2026-04-23 · United States 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 750 jobs · 2026-06-10 · United States 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 350 jobs · 2026-06-03 · United States 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 →

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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