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Middle management: job cuts

19 announcements at 16 employers naming middle management jobs, in the last 12 months: 54,068 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).

19AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
54kJobs cut, counted54,068, once per announcement
16Employers16 of them in the Index
1WARN noticesFormal US layoff notices

Month by month

  1. NovNovember 2025: 0 announcements
  2. DecDecember 2025: 0 announcements
  3. 17kJanJanuary 2026: 3 announcements, 16,800 jobs cut
  4. FebFebruary 2026: 1 announcements
  5. MarMarch 2026: 0 announcements
  6. 1.0kAprApril 2026: 2 announcements, 1,000 jobs cut
  7. 7.7kMayMay 2026: 4 announcements, 7,700 jobs cut
  8. 21kJunJune 2026: 3 announcements, 21,000 jobs cut
  9. 4.8kJulJuly 2026: 2 announcements, 4,800 jobs cut
  10. AugAugust 2026: 1 announcements
  11. 268SepSeptember 2026: 1 announcements, 268 jobs cut
  12. 2.5kOctOctober 2026: 2 announcements, 2,500 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. 6th Jul
    Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs

    Cuts announcedFranceReported by 3 major outlets

    4,800jobs cut
  5. 7th Oct
    Royal Mail to cut 2,500 jobs

    Cuts announcedUKReported by 5 major outlets

    2,500jobs cut
  6. 14th Apr
    Disney to cut 1,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedReported by 2 major outlets

    1,000jobs cut
  7. 28th Jan
    Home Depot to cut 800 jobs

    Cuts announcedUSReported by 2 major outlets

    800jobs cut
  8. 5th May
    Coinbase to cut 700 jobs

    Cuts announcedFormal noticeAI cited

    700jobs cut
  9. 22nd Sep
    Microsoft to cut 268 jobs

    Cuts announcedRedmond, WAOne major outlet so far

    268jobs cut
  10. 29th Jul
    BMW offers voluntary exit to 8,000 staff

    Voluntary exit offeredMunichReported by 6 major outlets

    8,000places offered

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 22,500 jobs

  1. 7th Oct
    Royal Mail to cut 2,500 jobs

    Cuts announcedUKReported by 5 major outlets

    2,500jobs cut
  2. 6th Oct
    HSBC reported to be weighing job cuts

    Reported to be weighing cutsUKReported by 3 major outletsAI cited

    No figure

October 2026, day by day →

September 2026 1268 jobs

  1. 22nd Sep
    Microsoft to cut 268 jobs

    Cuts announcedRedmond, WAOne major outlet so far

    268jobs cut

September 2026, day by day →

August 2026 1
  1. 21st Aug
    HSBC announces job cuts

    Cuts announcedEurope, Hong KongOne major outlet so far

    No figure

August 2026, day by day →

July 2026 24,800 jobs
  1. 29th Jul
    BMW offers voluntary exit to 8,000 staff

    Voluntary exit offeredMunichReported by 6 major outlets

    8,000places offered
  2. 6th Jul
    Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs

    Cuts announcedFranceReported by 3 major outlets

    4,800jobs cut

July 2026, day by day →

June 2026 321,000 jobs
  1. 22nd Jun
    Oracle to cut 21,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedReported by 2 major outletsAI cited

    21,000jobs cut
  2. 17th Jun
    Diageo announces job cuts

    Cuts announcedOne major outlet so far

    No figure
  3. 4th Jun
    Société Générale announces job cuts

    Cuts announcedOne major outlet so far

    No figure

June 2026, day by day →

May 2026 47,700 jobs
  1. 20th May
    Meta to cut 8,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedReported by 6 major outletsAI cited

    8,000jobs, not yet confirmed
  2. 20th May
    JPMorgan Chase: AI efficiency drive

    AI efficiency driveOne major outlet so farAI cited

    No figure
  3. 18th May
    Standard Chartered: AI efficiency drive

    AI efficiency driveReported by 7 major outletsAI cited

    7,000jobs cut
  4. 5th May
    Coinbase to cut 700 jobs

    Cuts announcedFormal noticeAI cited

    700jobs cut

May 2026, day by day →

April 2026 21,000 jobs
  1. 23rd Apr
    KPMG announces job cuts

    Cuts announcedUSOne major outlet so far

    No figure
  2. 14th Apr
    Disney to cut 1,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedReported by 2 major outlets

    1,000jobs cut

April 2026, day by day →

February 2026 1
  1. 4th Feb
    Asda announces job cuts

    Cuts announcedUKOne major outlet so far

    No figure

February 2026, day by day →

January 2026 316,800 jobs
  1. 28th Jan
    Home Depot to cut 800 jobs

    Cuts announcedUSReported by 2 major outlets

    800jobs cut
  2. 27th Jan
    Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs

    Cuts announcedCalifornia, WashingtonFormal notice

    16,000jobs cut
  3. 15th Jan
    Asda to cut 150 jobs

    Cuts announcedYorkshireOne major outlet so far

    150jobs, not yet confirmed

January 2026, day by day →

Labels are our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed on each employer’s page. Summaries are machine-written from the best source; the source is what counts. How it works