Talent Risk · Job cuts archive · Operations, admin and back office
Operations, admin and back office: job cuts 22 announcements at 18 employers naming operations, admin and back office jobs, in the last 12 months: 53,621 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).
22 Announcements Cuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
54k Jobs cut, counted 53,621, once per announcement
18 Employers 17 of them in the Index
1 WARN notices Formal US layoff notices
Month by month Nov November 2025: 0 announcements Dec December 2025: 0 announcements 17k Jan January 2026: 2 announcements, 16,800 jobs cut Feb February 2026: 0 announcements Mar March 2026: 2 announcements 1.0k Apr April 2026: 2 announcements, 1,000 jobs cut 7.0k May May 2026: 3 announcements, 7,000 jobs cut 21k Jun June 2026: 1 announcements, 21,000 jobs cut 200 Jul July 2026: 3 announcements, 200 jobs cut 121 Aug August 2026: 2 announcements, 121 jobs cut Sep September 2026: 1 announcements 7.5k Oct October 2026: 5 announcements, 7,500 jobs cut Nov November 2026: 1 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 22nd Jun Oracle to cut 21,000 jobs Cuts announced Reported by 2 major outlets AI cited
21,000 jobs cut 27th Jan Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs Cuts announced California, Washington Formal notice
16,000 jobs cut 18th May Standard Chartered: AI efficiency drive AI efficiency drive Reported by 7 major outlets AI cited
7,000 jobs cut 22nd Oct Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs Cuts announced UK, India Reported by 6 major outlets AI cited
5,000 jobs cut 7th Oct Royal Mail to cut 2,500 jobs Cuts announced UK Reported by 5 major outlets
2,500 jobs cut 14th Apr Disney to cut 1,000 jobs Cuts announced Reported by 2 major outlets
1,000 jobs cut 28th Jan Home Depot to cut 800 jobs Cuts announced US Reported by 2 major outlets
800 jobs cut 7th Jul John Lewis Partnership to cut 200 jobs Cuts announced Reported by 2 major outlets
200 jobs cut 31st Aug Amazon to cut 121 jobs Cuts announced US One major outlet so far
121 jobs cut 18th Mar HSBC reported to be weighing 20,000 job cuts Reported to be weighing cuts Reported by 2 major outlets AI cited
20,000 jobs, not yet confirmed Where the jobs are UK 2,500 US 921 France 2 announcements, no figure counted Germany 2 announcements, no figure counted Canada 1 announcement, no figure counted India 1 announcement, no figure counted Jobs cut, counted once; a figure placed in two countries is added to neither.
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.
September 2026 1 9th Sep HSBC to cut 300 jobs Cuts announced Germany One major outlet so far
300 jobs, not yet confirmed September 2026, day by day →
August 2026 2 121 jobs 31st Aug Amazon to cut 121 jobs Cuts announced US One major outlet so far
121 jobs cut 6th Aug Diageo announces job cuts Cuts announced One major outlet so far
No figure August 2026, day by day →
July 2026 3 200 jobs 29th Jul BMW offers voluntary exit to 8,000 staff Voluntary exit offered Munich Reported by 6 major outlets
8,000 places offered 9th Jul KPMG to cut 200 jobs Cuts announced UK One major outlet so far
200 jobs, not yet confirmed 7th Jul John Lewis Partnership to cut 200 jobs Cuts announced Reported by 2 major outlets
200 jobs cut July 2026, day by day →
June 2026 1 21,000 jobs 22nd Jun Oracle to cut 21,000 jobs Cuts announced Reported by 2 major outlets AI cited
21,000 jobs cut June 2026, day by day →
May 2026 3 7,000 jobs 20th May Meta to cut 8,000 jobs Cuts announced Reported by 6 major outlets AI cited
8,000 jobs, not yet confirmed 18th May Standard Chartered: AI efficiency drive AI efficiency drive Reported by 7 major outlets AI cited
7,000 jobs cut 15th May BP books a restructuring charge Restructuring charge One major outlet so far
No figure May 2026, day by day →
April 2026 2 1,000 jobs 24th Apr Nestlé to cut 180 jobs Cuts announced France One major outlet so far
180 jobs, not yet confirmed 14th Apr Disney to cut 1,000 jobs Cuts announced Reported by 2 major outlets
1,000 jobs cut April 2026, day by day →
March 2026 2 18th Mar HSBC reported to be weighing 20,000 job cuts Reported to be weighing cuts Reported by 2 major outlets AI cited
20,000 jobs, not yet confirmed 4th Mar Amazon to cut 100 jobs Cuts announced Reported by 2 major outlets
100 jobs, not yet confirmed March 2026, day by day →
January 2026 2 16,800 jobs 28th Jan Home Depot to cut 800 jobs Cuts announced US Reported by 2 major outlets
800 jobs cut 27th Jan Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs Cuts announced California, Washington Formal notice
16,000 jobs cut 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