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HR and recruitment: job cuts

5 announcements at 5 employers naming hr and recruitment jobs, in the last 12 months: 46,100 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure; 1 is a US layoff notice (WARN).

5AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
46kJobs cut, counted46,100, once per announcement
5Employers5 of them in the Index
1WARN noticesFormal US layoff notices

Month by month

  1. NovNovember 2025: 0 announcements
  2. DecDecember 2025: 0 announcements
  3. 16kJanJanuary 2026: 1 announcements, 16,000 jobs cut
  4. FebFebruary 2026: 0 announcements
  5. MarMarch 2026: 0 announcements
  6. AprApril 2026: 0 announcements
  7. 8.1kMayMay 2026: 2 announcements, 8,100 jobs cut
  8. 21kJunJune 2026: 1 announcements, 21,000 jobs cut
  9. JulJuly 2026: 0 announcements
  10. AugAugust 2026: 0 announcements
  11. SepSeptember 2026: 0 announcements
  12. 1.0kOctOctober 2026: 1 announcements, 1,000 jobs cut
  13. NovNovember 2026: 0 announcements
Jobs cut each month, counted once per announcement and only when confirmed. The record starts on 1st November 2025; the first month is part of a month.

The largest

  1. 22nd Jun
    Oracle to cut 21,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedReported by 2 major outletsAI cited

    21,000jobs cut
  2. 27th Jan
    Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedCalifornia, WashingtonFormal notice

    16,000jobs cut
  3. 18th May
    Standard Chartered: AI efficiency drive

    AI efficiency driveReported by 7 major outletsAI cited

    7,000jobs cut
  4. 7th May
    Cloudflare to cut 1,100 jobs

    Cuts announcedFormal noticeAI cited

    1,100jobs cut
  5. 14th Oct
    Netflix to cut 1,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedReported by 4 major outlets

    1,000jobs cut

Every announcement

Newest first. Employers in the Index and rounds of 250 jobs or more lead; smaller notices at other employers fold under each month, read under the same rule.

October 2026 11,000 jobs

  1. 14th Oct
    Netflix to cut 1,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedReported by 4 major outlets

    1,000jobs cut

October 2026, day by day →

June 2026 121,000 jobs

  1. 22nd Jun
    Oracle to cut 21,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedReported by 2 major outletsAI cited

    21,000jobs cut

June 2026, day by day →

May 2026 28,100 jobs
  1. 18th May
    Standard Chartered: AI efficiency drive

    AI efficiency driveReported by 7 major outletsAI cited

    7,000jobs cut
  2. 7th May
    Cloudflare to cut 1,100 jobs

    Cuts announcedFormal noticeAI cited

    1,100jobs cut

May 2026, day by day →

January 2026 116,000 jobs
  1. 27th Jan
    Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedCalifornia, WashingtonFormal notice

    16,000jobs cut

January 2026, day by day →

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