375,746
Worldwide verified job cuts ▼ 43% vs 2025
The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.
32,753
🤖 blamed on AI by the employer 9% of the total
AI or automation named as a cause, in the company’s own words.
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Across 2,791 separate verified layoff events in 39 countries · 78,578 AI-attributed including announced plans.
AI, in the employer’s own words 15 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 → - Block AI named among the causes
“CFO Amrita Ahuja: cuts position the company to "move faster with smaller, highly talented teams using AI to automate more work." Jack Dorsey (X post, per Fortune): "We're already seeing that the intelligence tools we're creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working." (TechCrunch)”
See the source → - Atlassian AI named as the cause
“attributing them to AI”
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 → - Livspace AI named as the cause
“the workforce reduction was part of a measured, phased transition as the company integrates AI agents and automation across core functions, including sales, design, operations and marketing”
See the source → - Salesforce AI named as the cause
“workforce reductions linked to the growing use of artificial intelligence”
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 → - Meta AI named as the cause
“amid AI-led restructuring”
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 → - Angi Inc. AI named among the causes
“leans on artificial intelligence to improve efficiency”
See the source → - Commonwealth Bank AI named as the cause
“it won’t hire more people unless the job cannot be done by artificial intelligence”
See the source → - Sprout Social, Inc. AI named among the causes
“including its ongoing investments in AI-powered social intelligence”
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 → - Amazon AI named among the causes
“tying them to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence”
See the source → - Patreon AI named among the causes
“Shifts to AI-First Strategy”
See the source →
Biggest employers cut (full year)
| Volkswagen Group | 50,000 |
| Internal Revenue Service | 31,000 |
| UPS · 2 events | 30,525 |
| Canada Post | 30,000 |
| Oracle · 2 events 🤖 | 21,539 |
| Bosch · 2 events | 20,270 |
| HSBC Holdings Plc 🤖 | 20,000 |
| Amazon · 3 events 🤖 | 16,400 |