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Tracking layoffs and workforce reductions attributed to AI and LLM adoption across industries.

AI-Related Job Losses by Month

Tracked layoffs and workforce reductions attributed to AI/LLM adoption

Total Jobs Lost

225,193

Layoff Events

70

CompanyDate ↓Jobs Lost
Dow12.5% workforce cut; 'Transform to Outperform' plan leveraging AI and automationJan 20264,500
AmazonSecond major layoff round in 3 months; restructuring around AI and efficiencyJan 202616,000
ASMLManagement roles cut to reduce bureaucracy; 'let engineers return to pure engineering'Jan 20261,700
Ericsson12% of Swedish workforce cut; reduced 5G spending and AI-driven efficiencyJan 20261,600
Pinterest15% workforce cut to reallocate resources toward AI-forward strategyJan 2026675
UPSAmazon partnership unwind; 'Network of the Future' with highly automated mega-hubsJan 202630,000
ExpediaTech roles cut including AI engineers; third round of layoffs in AI-driven transformationJan 2026162
Autodesk7% workforce cut; reinvesting in AI, platform, and industry cloudJan 20261,000
Meta Reality Labs10% of Reality Labs cut; $71B+ metaverse losses, pivoting to AI and wearablesJan 20261,500
CitigroupJob cuts accelerated by AI and automation; part of 20,000 reduction planJan 20261,000
HPFirst wave of up to 6,000 cuts by 2028; AI-driven restructuring for $1B savingsNov 20252,000
AmazonCorporate workforce cut; CEO said AI means 'fewer people doing some jobs'Oct 202514,000
Chegg45% of remaining workforce cut; CEO cited 'new realities of AI'Oct 2025388
SalesforceSupport staff cut from 9,000 to 5,000; CEO said 'I need less heads'Sep 20254,000
Sky UKAdditional tech jobs cut as AI and digital self-service expandedSep 2025600
AccentureEmployees who couldn't reskill on AI were phased out; $865M severanceAug 202511,000
MicrosoftLargest layoff since 2023; 30% of coding now done by AIJul 20259,000
Fortune10% staff cut citing AI and declining web traffic from Google AI OverviewsJul 202540
TCS2% global workforce cut due to AI-driven skills mismatchJul 202512,000
Bumble30% workforce cut to fund AI-powered matchmaking and product developmentJun 2025240
CrowdStrike5% staff cut citing AI-driven efficiency gainsJun 2025500
LinkedInEngineering cuts as Microsoft shifts to AI-assisted recruitment toolsJun 2025281
Chegg22% staff cut amid continued ChatGPT revenue erosionMay 2025248
Microsoft3% workforce cut to fund $80B AI infrastructure investmentMay 20256,000
GoogleEliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams; AI efficiency pushApr 20251,200
Sky UKCall centre jobs cut across Stockport, Sheffield, and Leeds; shift to AI chatbotsMar 20252,000
MetaStaff cuts in AI unit as part of restructuring toward AI-firstMar 2025600
Business Insider21% staff cut; pivoting toward AI and live events, away from journalismMar 2025200
CognizantHeadcount fell from 350,000 to 336,300 as AI automates service deliveryMar 202513,700
HumaneAI Pin discontinued; sold to HP for $116M. All staff let go.Feb 2025200
Workday8.5% workforce cut to fund AI investment pivotFeb 20251,750
Tailwind CSS75% of engineering team let go after AI killed docs trafficJan 20253
2U / Trilogy EducationExited bootcamp sector entirely; $750M acquisition written offDec 2024500
Xerox15% workforce cut as AI and digital transformation reduced print demandDec 20243,800
Character AIFounders and key staff acqui-hired back to Google for $2.7BAug 202430
Dell10% workforce cut; sales team restructured around AI solutionsAug 202412,500
CheggRestructuring after 11 consecutive quarters of revenue decline from ChatGPTJul 2024441
Adept AI80% of team acqui-hired by Amazon before shipping a productJun 202480
Fiverr30% workforce cut to become AI-first platformJun 2024250
TeleperformanceRestructuring after 29% stock crash on AI chatbot fearsJun 20241,000
UiPath10% workforce cut as LLMs disrupted legacy RPA automation marketJun 2024420
Indeed / Glassdoor6% workforce cut; layoffs attributed to AI effects on productsApr 20241,300
Dropbox16% workforce cut; CEO said AI-era requires 'different mix of skills'Apr 2024528
Inflection AINearly entire team acqui-hired by Microsoft; company became shellMar 202470
Gannett / USA TodayContinued workforce reduction; pushing AI automation for contentMar 2024400
Brainly30% workforce cut; shut down India operationsMar 2024120
WiproHeadcount dropped by 24,516 in FY24 amid AI automation of IT servicesMar 202424,516
InfosysHeadcount dropped by 25,994 in FY24; 300+ AI agents deployed for productivityMar 202425,994
Vice MediaStopped publishing on Vice.com entirelyFeb 2024300
Coursera10% workforce cut amid AI disruption to structured learningFeb 2024170
Snap10% workforce cut to restructure and reduce hierarchyFeb 2024500
Grammarly5% workforce cut as ChatGPT commoditized writing assistanceFeb 2024230
KlarnaCustomer service agents replaced by OpenAI-powered chatbotFeb 2024700
BuzzFeed16% staff cut in strategic restructuring toward AI contentFeb 2024115
ExpediaReshaping workforce; pivoting to AI-powered travel appsFeb 20241,500
The MessengerComplete shutdown after 8 months; AI search killed ad modelJan 2024300
Sports IllustratedMass layoffs after AI article scandal and loss of SI brand licenseJan 202460
WileyLayoffs at NJ HQ; divested business units amid AI disruptionJan 2024103
Duolingo10% of contractor workforce cut, replaced by GPT-4Jan 2024100
Spotify17% workforce cut; dramatic cost-slashing amid AI disruptionDec 20231,500
Stack Overflow28% of workforce laid off as ChatGPT replaced Q&A usageOct 2023100
DukaanCEO replaced 90% of support staff with AI chatbotJul 202327
Jasper AILayoffs as ChatGPT commoditized GPT wrapper businessJul 202360
Vice MediaFiled for bankruptcy amid digital media collapse accelerated by AIMay 2023250
IBMCEO announced replacing ~30% of back-office roles with AI over 5 yearsMay 20237,800
BuzzFeed NewsNews division shut down; CEO pivoted to AI-generated contentApr 2023180
BlueFocusSuspended all outsourced copywriting/design work, replaced with AIApr 2023500
CNETEditorial layoffs after pivot to AI-generated articlesMar 202312
Olive AISecond round before complete shutdown in October 2023Feb 2023200
Olive AIFirst round of layoffs as AI automation failed to deliverJul 2022450

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