Tech layoffs per year
Employees laid off at tech companies; 2026 is a partial year.
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How to read this
- Tracker counts are announcements. Some cuts are phased over years, scaled back, or never happen.
- "AI" as a reason is employer-stated. It can be overstated (to sound modern) or understated (to avoid backlash).
- Trackers disagree on AI-linked totals. Compare trends within one source rather than numbers across sources.
- Exposure is not job loss. Exposed work can be complemented by AI as well as replaced.
- Industry and country tags on companies were assigned by us for filtering, not by the source.
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Layoffs and AI-cited cuts
Layoff trackers count cuts that companies announce. Since 2025, a growing share of those announcements name AI or automation as a reason. This page follows the totals year by year, month by month, and company by company.
- Announcements are not confirmed job losses: some are phased or reversed.
- "AI" as a reason is what the employer says, which can be overstated or understated.
- Compare trends within one tracker rather than totals across trackers.
Announced cuts, not confirmed job losses. AI as a reason is what employers say.
AI summary
AI-cited US job cuts by year
Announced cuts where employers named AI as a reason. 2026 is Jan–Sep.
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AI-cited US job cuts by month, 2026
AI led all stated reasons for cuts from March to July 2026.
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Company cuts in 2026
Largest announced cuts, coloured by how directly the company linked them to AI.
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AI link: StatedAI link: PartlyAI link: Not stated
In the news
Selected 28 Oct 2026
Reuters / Nikkei Asia
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI spending mounts
Microsoft offers voluntary exits as it funds AI investment. Eligibility for a buyout is not the same as a confirmed departure.
Reuters / Investing.com
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