AI job loss statistics
Every figure below is computed live from the cutby.ai ledger of verified, AI-attributed job cuts. Free to cite with attribution.
204,643 jobs have been cut by AI and verified since February 2025, across 61 companies and 9 industries.
In 37% of tracked events, the company named AI itself as the reason for the cuts.
The largest single AI-attributed layoff is 21,000 job cuts at Oracle in June 2026.
Oracle has cut the most jobs attributed to AI: 24,359 across 5 events.
Technology accounts for 65% of all AI-attributed job cuts we track.
AI-attributed job cuts have now been recorded across 9 distinct industries.
5 tracked events were later walked back, when the company softened or retracted the AI attribution.
Customer support is the most exposed occupation, with a Cut Risk of 84 out of 100.
Licensed trades and hands-on care rank lowest: electricians, plumbers and nurses carry the smallest Cut Risk in our index.
AI-attributed cuts recorded in 2026 already exceed the total for all of 2025.
17% of events are attributed to AI by reporting rather than by the company itself.
The single worst month on record is May 2026, with 33,730 jobs cut.
The average tracked event removes 3,101 jobs, counting disclosed events only.
Every one of the 71 tracked events links to at least one public source.
Source: Cutby.AI ledger, updated Nov 2, 2026.