AI and Layoffs: Job Cuts by Quarter

Job cuts that employers attributed to AI or automation, summed per quarter from news reports. Updated automatically every day.
Updated: 2026-10-07 07:19 JST

Bar label = total jobs cut reported that quarter; number below = count of cases. The lighter bar is the quarter in progress.

Latest news on AI and jobs

10/07 FICO cuts workforce by 15% in AI-driven restructuring WTVB
10/07 HubSpot Layoffs: Cambridge Firm Cuts 660 Jobs for AI Pivot Hoodline
10/07 LTM CEO Venu Lambu Says AI Layoff Fears Unfounded, Firm to Maintain Steady Fresher Hiring Pipeline LatestLY
10/07 Meta Layoffs: Tech Giant Cuts Virtue AI Founders and Team Just 4 Months After High-Profile Hire LatestLY
10/07 DNB Bank Layoffs: Norway's Biggest Bank To Cut 400 Jobs As AI Replaces Manual Tasks NDTV Profit
10/07 AI layoffs need a stronger HR evidence standard SmartBrief
10/06 After 500 layoffs, Workday says 28% business leaders expect AI to reduce headcount India Today
10/06 US IT Jobs Fall To Lowest Level Since 2015 As AI, Tech Layoffs Reshape Industry Free Press Journal
10/06 [Gen-AI Analysis] CARIAD restructures software operations around AI, plans 1,600 job cuts Automotive Industry Portal MarkLines
10/06 Will AI Eliminate Jobs? Economists Are Skeptical news.sbs.co.kr
10/06 AI is rewriting jobs more than cutting them: Workday report People Matters Global
10/06 California employers must disclose AI-driven job cuts under new law People Matters Global
10/06 AI-driven BPM is shaping the next wave of jobs and new growth hubs ET CIO
10/06 Local workers must prepare for AI-driven job changes The Malaysian Reserve
10/06 AI-powered newscasts, layoffs shook Texas TV stations this month MySA

Cases by quarter

2026 Q4 — 2,860 jobs, 4 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2026-10-06	Atlassian Layoffs: 1,600 Jobs Cut as Software Firm Behind 'Jira' and 'Confluence' Shifts Focus to AI	Goodreturns	1,600
2026-10-07	HubSpot layoffs to affect 660 employees at Cambridge-based company amid AI shift	CBS News	660
2026-10-06	DNB Layoffs: Norway Bank Cuts 400 Jobs Due to AI Adoption	LatestLY	400
2026-10-03	Mews cuts 200 jobs as Richard Valtr preps for the AI era	Around Prague	200

2026 Q3 — 17,183 jobs, 10 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2026-09-30	Apple reportedly paused AI-driven cuts affecting 5,000 AppleCare workers	The Mac Observer	5,000
2026-07-06	Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers: 'AI is changing how work gets done' - ABC News	ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos	4,800
2026-09-11	Is “Working AI” cost labor costs? Uber cuts 3,300 jobs	Nihon Keizai Shimbun	3,300
2026-07-28	Visa Cuts 2,600 Tech Jobs as AI Automates Payments Network Engineering	Tech Times	2,600
2026-07-13	Thomson Reuters to cut up to 500 engineers as AI implementation accelerates	BigGo Finance	500
2026-09-16	Oracle cuts 359 Washington jobs in latest AI-driven layoffs; Seattle offices ‘not closing’	GeekWire	359
2026-07-02	TikTok to cut 300 Dublin jobs as AI-driven overhaul accelerates	scoop.my	300
2026-09-23	Reach, a long-established British media outlet, cuts 220 editorial staff due to sharp drop in traffic due to AI	RTB SQUARE	220
2026-08-07	Salesforce cuts 74 jobs in San Francisco, fourth AI-led restructuring since 2025	BigGo Finance	74
2026-07-21	Nine Entertainment to Cut 30 Jobs Due to AI Impact	ForkLog	30

2026 Q2 — 107,900 jobs, 17 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2026-04-01	Oracle cuts up to 30,000 jobs amid AI-driven restructuring	The Nation Newspaper	30,000
2026-06-22	Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs a year, the largest ever, declares for the first time that it will use AI to replace staff, stock price plummets 5%	BigGo Finance	21,000
2026-04-01	Oracle believed to have cut 10,000 positions across multiple divisions as mass layoffs begin to fuel AI investments — company is reportedly reducing headcount to fund data centers	Tom's Hardware	10,000
2026-06-29	British American Tobacco to cut 9,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring	Human Resources Director	9,000
2026-04-20	Meta Plans 8,000 Job Cuts Amid Major AI Restructuring	UC Today	8,000
2026-05-19	Standard Chartered will cut 7,800 back-office jobs to ‘the machines’ by 2030	The Next Web	7,800
2026-05-19	StanChart to cut over 7,000 jobs, boost AI to replace 'lower-value human capital'	Reuters	7,000
2026-06-29	British American Tobacco to lay off 5,500 employees in AI-driven r	Views Bangladesh	5,500
2026-05-13	Read the memo: Cisco to cut about 4,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring	Business Insider	4,000
2026-05-07	Cloudflare to Slash 1,100 Jobs Due to AI-Driven Restructuring Plan	WSJ	1,100
2026-04-15	Snapchat Layoffs Hit 1,000 Staffers, CEO Evan Spiegel Cites AI	Variety	1,000
2026-05-28	[Wix] Cuts 1,000 jobs due to AI transition and sharp rise in Israeli shekel, equivalent to 20% of total workforce	BigGo Finance	1,000
2026-06-22	San Antonio’s Rackspace cutting 750 jobs in AI-driven shift. Local impact unclear. - San Antonio Express-News	San Antonio Express-News	750
2026-05-06	Crypto exchange Coinbase to cut 700 jobs in AI-driven restructuring	The Straits Times	700
2026-06-12	Union says workers ‘being replaced by AI’ as British Gas cuts 500 jobs \| ITV News	ITVX	500
2026-06-04	GitLab layoff: Company cuts ~350 jobs, exits 22 countries to pivot toward AI-driven “agentic era”	StoryBoard 18	350
2026-04-14	Morrisons Cuts 200 Head Office Jobs Due to AI-Driven Restructuring	OECD AI Policy Observatory	200

2026 Q1 — 68,071 jobs, 15 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2026-03-19	HSBC Eyes Up to 20,000 Job Cuts in Bold AI-Driven Overhaul	Disruption Banking	20,000
2026-01-28	US Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs worldwide by promoting AI, further "adjustments" \| Reuters	Reuters	16,000
2026-03-16	Report: Meta Planning to Lay Off 16,000 Employees In AI-Driven Move to Cut Costs	SFist	16,000
2026-02-27	Mizuho Group to replace 5,000 admin jobs with AI over 10 years	Asahi Shimbun	5,000
2026-02-26	Jack Dorsey’s Block to cut 4,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring	TradingView	4,000
2026-02-27	Australian logistics software maker WiseTech announces 2,000 AI-driven job cuts	World Socialist Web Site	2,000
2026-02-28	Proximus to axe 1,200 jobs as ‌part of ⁠AI-driven effort ⁠to reduce costs	ETHRWorld.com	1,200
2026-02-13	Baker McKenzie to cut 1,000 roles in AI-driven restructuring	The American Bazaar	1,000
2026-01-30	Nike Axes 775 Warehouse Jobs As Robots Replace Workers — Joining GM and Tyson in Automation Wave	International Business Times UK	775
2026-03-28	Meta Lays Off 700 Workers in Aggressive Pivot from Metaverse to AI \| Outlook Respawn	Outlook Respawn	700
2026-03-30	KPMG puts 600 audit jobs at risk as consulting industry braces for AI-driven workforce cuts	Zee News	600
2026-01-07	Angi to eliminate 350 jobs, citing ‘AI-driven efficiency improvements’	Indianapolis Business Journal	350
2026-02-10	Telstra joint venture to cut up to 209 jobs as AI projects evolve	ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation	209
2026-03-04	Shutterstock-owned Envato to lay off 200 employees due to AI	SmartCompany	200
2026-03-11	InvestCloud Marghera dismisses all 37 employees, replaced by Ai	Il Sole 24 ORE	37

2025 Q4 — 53,500 jobs, 8 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2025-10-28	Is AI a friend or foe of employment? Background to Amazon's decision to cut 30,000 jobs	Gizmodo	30,000
2025-10-28	Amazon announces 14,000 job cuts in continued AI push	The Independent	14,000
2025-11-26	HP Inc Announces 6,000 Global Job Cuts In AI-Led Restructuring Drive	Pune Mirror	6,000
2025-11-26	Allianz to cut up to 1,800 jobs due to AI advances, says source	Reuters	1,800
2025-10-22	Meta cuts 600 AI-related jobs as it rebuilds path to super-intelligence lab	Cryptopolitan	600
2025-10-01	Paycom lays off over 500 employees due to AI-driven technologies and automation strategies	KOCO	500
2025-10-10	Hello, Grand Rapids: Acrisure’s plans for 400 layoffs due to AI grabbed community’s attention	MLive.com	400
2025-11-26	US McKinsey cuts about 200 jobs in one week, uses AI to automate operations	Bloomberg.com	200

2025 Q3 — 41,393 jobs, 10 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2025-07-27	TCS to lay off 12,000 employees due to AI shift; mid, senior level staff impacted	India Today	12,000
2025-09-26	Accenture Cuts More Than 11,000 Jobs in Three Months; Announces AI-Driven Restructuring	The Bridge Chronicle	11,000
2025-07-03	From coders to copilots: How Microsoft's 9,000 layoffs reflect the AI-driven evolution of tech work	The Times of India	9,000
2025-08-31	Marc Benioff says Salesforce has cut 4,000 roles in support because of AI agents	Business Insider	4,000
2025-08-19	Oracle Layoff: Nearly 3,000 Jobs Cut in India, Bengaluru, Mumbai Worst Hit Amid AI-Driven Restructuring	Times Now	3,000
2025-07-11	Recruit HD cuts 1,300 jobs mainly in the U.S., reorganizes organization to utilize AI	Nihon Keizai Shimbun	1,300
2025-07-11	‘Prepare to speak to more bots than people’: Telstra axes 550 jobs	The Australian	550
2025-07-01	Tomtom navigates 300 job cuts in AI-driven restructuring	Bits&Chips	300
2025-07-30	Atlassian terminates 150 staff (who will largely be replaced by AI) with pre-recorded video	hrleader.com.au	150
2025-09-03	Salesforce lays off 93 employees in Washington state as Benioff touts AI-driven efficiencies	GeekWire	93

2025 Q2 — 21,850 jobs, 5 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2025-05-27	IBM is cutting around 8000 jobs likely because of AI, major losses in HR department	India Today	8,000
2025-05-14	Microsoft lays off 7,000 people and secures approximately 11 trillion yen in "AI investment funds"	Forbes JAPAN	7,000
2025-05-14	Microsoft announces approximately 6,000 layoffs to invest in AI	Gadget Gate	6,000
2025-04-04	Zomato Lays Off 500 Employees Amid AI Automation: What This Means	MediaNama	500
2025-05-19	VerSe Innovation lays off 350 employees in AI-driven restructuring move	BMI	350

2025 Q1 — 7,800 jobs, 5 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2025-02-24	DBS Group workforce shrinking 10%, plans to cut 4,000 jobs due to AI	BusinessLine	4,000
2025-03-19	Morgan Stanley Plans to Cut 2,000 Workers, Partly Due to AI	Entrepreneur	2,000
2025-02-05	Salesforce Laying Off 1,000 Employees in AI-Driven Restructuring	Newsweek	1,000
2025-02-27	Ocado to cut 500 technology and finance jobs as AI reduces costs	The Guardian	500
2025-03-11	Wayfair Lays Off More Than 300 Employees in Favor of A.I.	Taste of Country	300

2024 Q4 — 1,000 jobs, 1 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2024-11-13	AMD to cut about 1,000 jobs, 4% of staff, so it can double down on AI opportunity	SiliconANGLE	1,000

2024 Q3 — 1,800 jobs, 1 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2024-07-10	Exclusive: Intuit is laying off 1,800 employees as AI leads to a strategic shift	Fortune	1,800

2024 Q2 — 3,500 jobs, 2 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2024-05-21	Telstra cuts 2,800 jobs as AI takes over	Information Age \| ACS	2,800
2024-04-06	Apple lays off over 700 employees to focus resources on AI development	TBS NEWS DIG	700

2024 Q1 — 12,000 jobs, 2 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2024-01-24	SAP to restructure 8,000 jobs in push towards AI, shares hit record	Reuters	8,000
2024-02-15	Cisco to lay off more than 4,000 employees to focus on artificial intelligence	New York Post	4,000

2023 Q2 — 63,000 jobs, 3 cases

Date	Headline	Source	Jobs
2023-05-18	BT to cut 55,000 jobs with up to a fifth replaced by AI	BBC	55,000
2023-05-02	IBM plans to replace 7,800 jobs with AI over time, pauses hiring certain positions	Ars Technica	7,800
2023-06-21	German tabloid Bild cuts 200 jobs and says some roles will be replaced by AI	The Guardian	200

Method

Collection: Google News (English and Japanese) is searched daily for articles on job cuts and AI.
Judgement: Jev (TypeSafe AI) scores each article on whether it is about AI and jobs, whether a specific employer is cutting jobs (not an industry tally, forecast or opinion), whether AI or automation is the stated reason, and whether the headline number is the number of jobs cut. Only articles scoring 0.6 or more on all of these count as cases.
Numbers: headcounts are read from the headline with a regular expression; no AI writes the numbers. Articles with the same number within 21 days are counted once as the same announcement.
Cuts where AI is only part of the reason are counted at the full headline number.
Limits: cuts without a number in the headline, or without AI named as the reason, are not counted. This is a news-based indicator, not an official statistic.