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Monthly Job Cuts Report

atr AskTheRecruiter.com Weekly Pulse Job Cuts Report · Week of Jun 8, 2026 · 🇺🇸 US only Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · AskTheRecruiter.com
5,406
US verified job cuts this week ▼ 18% vs week of Jun 1
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
750
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 14% of the total
AI or automation named as a cause, in the company’s own words.

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Across 107 separate verified layoff events.

AI, in the employer’s own words 1 attribution 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”
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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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