Total Jobs Lost
33.9K
People affected by AI-related layoffs
Companies
17
Companies with AI-related layoffs
Most Affected City
Sunnyvale
City with most people affected
Average Layoff Size
1.8K
People affected per layoff event
Where Layoffs Are Happening
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Layoffs per Month
19
Layoffs
33,943
Jobs Lost
Causes
Why people are getting laid off due to AI
Top Causes
Direct replacement (AI agents)
12,204(36%)
AI-spend rebalancing
9,000(27%)
Attrition plan tied to AI
7,800(23%)
Layoff Tracker
See data on all AI-related layoffs below.
Showing 19 of 19 layoffs
| Company | Date | Jobs Lost | Cities | Roles | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salesforce | Sep 2, 2025 | 4,000 | Unknown | Support | Direct replacement (AI agents) | Los Angeles Times |
WiseTech Global | Jul 23, 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | AI-driven efficiency push | Reuters |
Fortune Magazine | Jul 21, 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Demand loss to AI | The Wrap / Editor & Publisher |
Recruit Holdings (Indeed & Glassdoor) | Jul 10, 2025 | 1,300 | Unknown | R&D Growth People & Sustainability | AI-driven reallocation | Layoffs across brands. |
Microsoft | Jul 2, 2025 | 9,000 | Unknown | Sales Management Product management Operations Gaming division | AI-spend rebalancing | Reuters / AP / The Times (UK) |
Business Insider | May 29, 2025 | 621 | Unknown | Editorial Marketing Product development Engineering/Tech Sales Operations People & Culture | AI-driven reallocation | Nieman Lab |
Chegg | May 12, 2025 | 248 | Unknown | Unknown | Demand loss to AI | Closing US & Canada offices. |
IBM | May 6, 2025 | 200 | Unknown | HR | Direct replacement (AI agents) | Spend reallocated to engineering/sales. |
Google Cloud (Alphabet) | Feb 26, 2025 | 100 | Sunnyvale Seattle New York Austin Chicago | Sales | AI-driven reallocation | Channel Futures / Bloomberg / Reuters |
Workday | Feb 5, 2025 | 1,750 | Unknown | Unknown | AI-driven reallocation | Roles cut as part of realignment. |
SAP | Jan 23, 2024 | 8,000 | Unknown | Unknown | Direct replacement (AI agents) | End‑2024 headcount expected roughly unchanged. |
Stack Overflow (Stack Exchange) | Oct 16, 2023 | 140 | Unknown | Sales | Demand loss to AI | Widely linked to AI competition. |
G/O Media (Gizmodo en Español) | Sep 1, 2023 | 4 | Unknown | Spanish-language journalists | Direct replacement (AI agents) | Replaced content with AI/machine translations. |
Axel Springer (Bild) | Jun 20, 2023 | 200 | Unknown | Editorial staff | AI-driven efficiency push | The Guardian |
Chegg | Jun 12, 2023 | 80 | Unknown | Unknown | Demand loss to AI | Pivot to AI offerings. |
NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) – hotline | May 26, 2023 | Unknown | Unknown | Helpline workers | Direct replacement (AI agents) | Business Insider / CBS / WIRED |
BT Group | May 18, 2023 | Unknown | Unknown | Engineering Call handling Network diagnostics Contractor Operational support | AI-spend rebalancing | The Guardian |
IBM | May 1, 2023 | 7,800 | Unknown | HR Back-office functions Non-customer-facing roles | Attrition plan tied to AI | Reuters / Washington Post / SHRM |
Dropbox | Apr 27, 2023 | 500 | Unknown | Core product Business operations Administrative | AI-driven reallocation | Dropbox CEO memo |