{"id":8130,"date":"2026-07-20T06:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/report\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:55:49","slug":"report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/report\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Job Cuts Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<main class=\"alt-wrap alt-report-page\">\n    <nav class=\"alt-report-tabs\" aria-label=\"Report period\">\n    <div class=\"alt-report-tabrow\">\n      <span class=\"alt-report-tablabel\">View<\/span>\n      <a class=\"alt-report-tab\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/report\/?period=2026-W31\">Weekly pulse<\/a>\n      <a class=\"alt-report-tab\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/report\/?view=archive\">\ud83d\uddd3 All reports<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"alt-report-tabrow\">\n      <span 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class=\"alt-op-asof\">Data as of Jul 28, 2026 \u00b7 5:22 AM EDT \u00b7 AskTheRecruiter.com<\/span>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"alt-op-headline\">\n      <div class=\"alt-op-twobox\">\n        <div class=\"alt-op-box alt-op-box-overall\">\n          <a class=\"alt-op-figlink\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"See the rows behind this number\"><div class=\"alt-op-big\">55,186<\/div><\/a>\n          <div class=\"alt-op-boxlabel\">Worldwide verified job cuts                          <span class=\"alt-op-delta up\">\u25b2 60% vs May 2026<\/span>\n                      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"alt-op-boxnote\">The main number, every figure traces to a filing or named report.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"alt-op-box alt-op-box-ai\">\n          <a class=\"alt-op-figlink\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;ai=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"See every AI-attributed cut this period\"><div class=\"alt-op-big alt-op-big-ai\">1,350<\/div><\/a>\n          <div class=\"alt-op-boxlabel\">\ud83e\udd16 blamed on AI by the employer\n            <span class=\"alt-op-aipct\">2% of the total<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"alt-op-boxnote\">AI or automation named as a cause, in the company's own words.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"alt-op-figs-note\">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.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"alt-op-sub\">Across 473 separate verified layoff events in 22 countries \u00b7 2,232 AI-attributed including announced plans.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <section class=\"alt-op-block alt-op-aiwords\">\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\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/report\/#Top_industries\" >Top industries<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AI_in_the_employers_own_words_3_attributions_this_period_each_with_its_source\"><\/span>AI, in the employer&#8217;s own words <span class=\"alt-op-aiwords-sub\">3 attributions this period, each with its source<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n      <p class=\"alt-op-aiwords-intro\">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.<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"alt-op-quotes\">\n                <li class=\"alt-op-quote\">\n          <div class=\"alt-op-quote-head\">\n            <b>Rackspace<\/b>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-quote-meta\">750 jobs \u00b7 2026-06-10 \u00b7 United States<\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-quote-tier alt-op-tier-contrib\">AI named among the causes<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <blockquote class=\"alt-op-quote-text\">&ldquo;This realignment is predominantly driven by the company&#039;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,&quot; read the SEC filing&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n                    <a class=\"alt-op-quote-src\" href=\"https:\/\/sanantonioreport.org\/rackspace-750-workers-pivots-infrastructure-ai-san-antonio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the source &rarr;<\/a>\n                  <\/li>\n                <li class=\"alt-op-quote\">\n          <div class=\"alt-op-quote-head\">\n            <b>GitLab<\/b>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-quote-meta\">350 jobs \u00b7 2026-06-03 \u00b7 United States<\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-quote-tier alt-op-tier-contrib\">AI named among the causes<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <blockquote class=\"alt-op-quote-text\">&ldquo;Agents work at machine scale, and they&#039;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&#039;t exist before and has become a real pain point for every team on their agentic journey.&quot; (CEO Bill Staples, conference call)&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n                    <a class=\"alt-op-quote-src\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/06\/03\/gitlab-cuts-14-of-staff-as-it-scales-its-platform-to-serve-ai-workloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the source &rarr;<\/a>\n                  <\/li>\n                <li class=\"alt-op-quote\">\n          <div class=\"alt-op-quote-head\">\n            <b>Opendoor<\/b>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-quote-meta\">250 jobs \u00b7 2026-06-11 \u00b7 India<\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-quote-tier alt-op-tier-contrib\">AI named among the causes<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <blockquote class=\"alt-op-quote-text\">&ldquo;embedding AI in workflows, reducing costs and bringing certain functions closer to its home market in the US&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n                    <a class=\"alt-op-quote-src\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/companies\/news\/opendoor-shuts-down-india-operations-lays-off-nearly-250-employees-across-chennai-and-bengaluru-offices-11781150885404.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the source &rarr;<\/a>\n                  <\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n      <p class=\"alt-op-aiwords-foot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?years=2026&#038;ai=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open every AI-attributed cut in the tracker, filtered &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"alt-op-grid\">\n      <section class=\"alt-op-block\">\n        <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biggest_single_cuts\"><\/span>Biggest single cuts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n                <table class=\"alt-op-table\"><tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"alt-op-co\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;company=British%20American%20Tobacco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British American Tobacco<\/a> <span class=\"alt-muted\">\u00b7 United Kingdom<\/span><\/td>\n              <td class=\"alt-op-num\">9,000<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"alt-op-co\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;company=British%20American%20Tobacco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British American Tobacco<\/a><\/td>\n              <td class=\"alt-op-num\">5,500<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"alt-op-co\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;company=Evonik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evonik<\/a> <span class=\"alt-muted\">\u00b7 Germany<\/span><\/td>\n              <td class=\"alt-op-num\">2,150<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"alt-op-co\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;company=BBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> <span class=\"alt-muted\">\u00b7 United Kingdom<\/span><\/td>\n              <td class=\"alt-op-num\">2,000<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"alt-op-co\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;company=JBS%20USA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JBS USA<\/a> <span class=\"alt-muted\">\u00b7 PA<\/span><\/td>\n              <td class=\"alt-op-num\">1,500<\/td><\/tr>\n                        <\/tbody><\/table>\n              <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"alt-op-block\">\n        <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_industries\"><\/span>Top industries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"alt-op-bars\">\n                  <a class=\"alt-op-bar alt-op-bar-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;industry=Manufacturing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"alt-op-barname\">Manufacturing<\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-bartrack\"><span class=\"alt-op-barfill\" style=\"width:100%\"><\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-barval\">14,669<\/span><\/a>\n                  <a class=\"alt-op-bar alt-op-bar-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;industry=Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"alt-op-barname\">Technology<\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-bartrack\"><span class=\"alt-op-barfill\" style=\"width:65%\"><\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-barval\">9,519<\/span><\/a>\n                  <a class=\"alt-op-bar alt-op-bar-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;industry=Agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"alt-op-barname\">Agriculture<\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-bartrack\"><span class=\"alt-op-barfill\" style=\"width:64%\"><\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-barval\">9,369<\/span><\/a>\n                  <a class=\"alt-op-bar alt-op-bar-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;industry=Food%20&#038;%20Hospitality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"alt-op-barname\">Food &amp; Hospitality<\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-bartrack\"><span class=\"alt-op-barfill\" style=\"width:47%\"><\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-barval\">6,938<\/span><\/a>\n                  <a class=\"alt-op-bar alt-op-bar-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/?from=2026-06-01&#038;to=2026-06-30&#038;industry=Logistics%20&#038;%20Transport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"alt-op-barname\">Logistics &amp; Transport<\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-bartrack\"><span class=\"alt-op-barfill\" style=\"width:41%\"><\/span><\/span>\n            <span class=\"alt-op-barval\">6,028<\/span><\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n      <\/section>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <footer class=\"alt-op-footer\">\n      <p><b>Methodology:<\/b> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/#alt-corrections\">disclosed openly<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <p><b>Cite as:<\/b> \"AskTheRecruiter.com Monthly Job Cuts Report, June 2026 (accessed Jul 28, 2026 \u00b7 5:22 AM EDT).\" \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/\">Live tracker<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/sources\/\">Sources<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/ai-layoff-tracker\/press\/\">Press kit<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/footer>\n  <\/article>\n<\/main>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6034,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8130","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8132,"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8130\/revisions\/8132"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}