{"id":7996,"date":"2026-07-19T06:21:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T06:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T06:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T06:21:04","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press &#038; Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<main class=\"alt-wrap alt-press-page\">\n  <p class=\"alt-eyebrow\">AskTheRecruiter \u00b7 press &amp; media kit<\/p>\n  <div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Press_Media_Kit\" >Press &amp; Media Kit<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Boilerplate\" >Boilerplate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#About_the_AI_Layoff_Tracker\" >About the AI Layoff Tracker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Why_its_worth_citing\" >Why it&#8217;s worth citing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Press_contact\" >Press contact<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Using_our_data\" >Using our data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Key_stats_by_year\" >Key stats by year<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Editorial_independence\" >Editorial independence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Access_the_full_dataset\" >Access the full dataset<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/#Brand_assets\" >Brand assets<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Press_Media_Kit\"><\/span>Press &amp; Media Kit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n  <p class=\"alt-lead\"><span class=\"alt-lead-text\">Everything a reporter needs to cite the AI Layoff Tracker: the boilerplate, live quotable figures, how the data is verified, brand assets, and a direct contact. Every number on this page is reproducible from our public API.<\/span><\/p>\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/\">&larr; Back to the tracker<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/sources\/\">Data sources<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boilerplate\"><\/span>Boilerplate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p><b>AskTheRecruiter<\/b> is the open, evidence-based intelligence platform helping workers understand the changing job market and improve their chances of getting hired. Its <b>AI Layoff Tracker<\/b> is a continuously updated, source-linked database of verified job cuts worldwide, purpose-built to flag which layoffs companies themselves attribute to AI or automation \u2014 every figure clickable back to a primary document.<\/p>\n  <p class=\"alt-muted\"><b>One-line version:<\/b> \"The AI Layoff Tracker by AskTheRecruiter.com \u2014 a source-linked database of layoffs worldwide, flagging the ones companies blame on AI.\"<\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_AI_Layoff_Tracker\"><\/span>About the AI Layoff Tracker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>The AI Layoff Tracker is a continuously updated database of verified job cuts worldwide, with a specific focus on flagging which layoffs companies attribute to AI or automation. Every entry links to a primary source: an SEC 8-K filing, a state WARN notice, or a named news report with a direct quote. Live editorial tracking began in January 2026; the database also carries historical records back to 2002 (Europe) and 2015 (US), built from official WARN filings, SEC disclosures and the EU's restructuring monitor, so year-over-year comparisons are possible.<\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_its_worth_citing\"><\/span>Why it&#8217;s worth citing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"alt-health-table-wrap\"><table class=\"alt-sources-table alt-angles-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>The angle<\/th><th>Why it's a story<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td><b>We break out the AI cuts<\/b><\/td><td>Most layoff trackers give you one lump-sum number and stop. We flag the cuts a company itself pinned on AI or automation, each with the employer's own quote on file, so \"AI-attributed\" becomes a figure a reporter can source instead of guess at.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><b>Every number is a receipt<\/b><\/td><td>Estimate-based trackers hand you a figure. We hand you the document behind it: an SEC filing, a WARN notice, or a named report. It's a floor you can prove, not a projection.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><b>We show where AI is cutting<\/b><\/td><td>A live world map, the teams hit hardest, and AI's rising share month over month: the geographic and functional detail a press release can't give a reporter.<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><b>Nothing is hidden<\/b><\/td><td>A public corrections log, open methodology, the full source list, and an API anyone can reproduce. When we catch an error, we publish it.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table><\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Press_contact\"><\/span>Press contact<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>For data requests, custom cuts of the dataset, corrections, or comment, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/contact\/\">contact page<\/a>. Press and reporter requests get priority, and every correction to a published figure is logged publicly on the tracker.<\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_our_data\"><\/span>Using our data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Free for editorial, research, and educational use under CC BY 4.0. Please attribute to asktherecruiter.com and link back where possible.<\/p>\n  <p><b>Suggested attribution:<\/b> \"According to the AI Layoff Tracker by AskTheRecruiter.com...\"<\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_stats_by_year\"><\/span>Key stats by year<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Live figures from the same database the tracker serves. \"AI-attributed\" uses our strict standard: the company named AI as a primary or contributing cause, with a supporting quote on file. A separate broader measure (looser AI-linked attributions) is available in the <code>ai_broad_jobs<\/code> API field.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"alt-health-table-wrap\"><table class=\"alt-press-table\">\n    <thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th class=\"num\">Verified layoffs<\/th><th class=\"num\">Job cuts recorded<\/th><th class=\"num\">AI-attributed (strict)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n          <tr><td><b>2026<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">2,803<\/td><td class=\"num\">759,024<\/td><td class=\"num\">108,090<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2025<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">4,747<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,344,164<\/td><td class=\"num\">99,887<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2024<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">4,266<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,104,964<\/td><td class=\"num\">79,164<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2023<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">3,953<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,081,982<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,523<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2022<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">1,796<\/td><td class=\"num\">330,094<\/td><td class=\"num\">0<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2021<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">1,793<\/td><td class=\"num\">407,474<\/td><td class=\"num\">0<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2020<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">13,397<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,654,541<\/td><td class=\"num\">50<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2019<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">2,631<\/td><td class=\"num\">670,996<\/td><td class=\"num\">0<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2018<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">2,217<\/td><td class=\"num\">581,877<\/td><td class=\"num\">500<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2017<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">2,162<\/td><td class=\"num\">487,489<\/td><td class=\"num\">12,540<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2016<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">2,480<\/td><td class=\"num\">731,475<\/td><td class=\"num\">0<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>2015<\/b><\/td><td class=\"num\">2,498<\/td><td class=\"num\">649,584<\/td><td class=\"num\">0<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n  <\/table><\/div>\n  <p>Coverage depth varies by year: 2015 to 2023 is primarily official US WARN filings; from 2024 on, worldwide news, SEC filings and European Restructuring Monitor coverage deepen. Methodology and per-country sources are documented on the tracker itself.<\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Editorial_independence\"><\/span>Editorial independence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>The tracker is a data product of AskTheRecruiter.com. Its numbers are produced by fixed, published rules: counts come only from linked primary documents, AI labels require the employer's own words, and no figure is adjusted for any commercial purpose. The full methodology, the per-country source list, the public corrections log and the collection code are open for inspection, and the dataset can be reproduced from the public API by anyone.<\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Access_the_full_dataset\"><\/span>Access the full dataset<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Filtered or full CSV and JSON exports are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/\">tracker page<\/a>. The public REST API serves the same data live: <code>GET \/blog\/wp-json\/layoffs\/v1\/query<\/code> and <code>GET \/blog\/wp-json\/layoffs\/v1\/aggregate<\/code>. Company pages with stable, linkable URLs live under <code>\/company-layoffs\/<\/code> (for example, a reporter can cite one company's full source-linked history at a permanent address).<\/p>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brand_assets\"><\/span>Brand assets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"alt-brand-kit\">\n    <span class=\"alt-brand-lockup\">\n      <span class=\"alt-brand-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">atr<\/span>\n      <span class=\"alt-brand-word\">Ask The Recruiter<\/span>\n    <\/span>\n    <ul class=\"alt-brand-colors\">\n      <li><span class=\"alt-swatch\" style=\"background:#4f7257\"><\/span> Primary green <code>#4F7257<\/code><\/li>\n      <li><span class=\"alt-swatch\" style=\"background:#d4a574\"><\/span> Accent <code>#D4A574<\/code><\/li>\n      <li><span class=\"alt-swatch\" style=\"background:#16181d\"><\/span> Ink <code>#16181D<\/code><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"alt-muted\">The wordmark and \"atr\" mark above may be used to credit the tracker in coverage. 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