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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Weekly Pulse Job Cuts Report · Week of Jun 8, 2026 · 🌐 Worldwide Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 3:04 PM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
5,892
Worldwide verified job cuts this week ▼ 16% vs week of Jun 1
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
1,000
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 17% 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 115 separate verified layoff events in 12 countries.

AI, in the employer’s own words 2 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.

  • 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 →
  • Opendoor 250 jobs · 2026-06-11 · India 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 →

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

Biggest single cuts

MEO · Portugal1,200
Rackspace 🤖750
TeamOne · CA725
Paytm · India400
Legacy Cabinets · AL397

Top industries

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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