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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Weekly Pulse Job Cuts Report · Week of May 18, 2026 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 5:51 PM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
4,942
Worldwide verified job cuts this week ▲ 21% vs week of May 11
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
0
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 0% 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 81 separate verified layoff events in 15 countries · 10,050 AI-attributed including announced plans.

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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