Talent Risk

Talent Risk · Patterns

Patterns

What the record shows across 196 employers over the last 12 months: which jobs, why, what came first, where, and what is coming. Every count is a count of employers, and every employer is linked.

What the data says

Findings computed from the record each time the site rebuilds. Each links to the employer or to the list filtered to the set it names.

Out of the ordinary11 employersAmerican Express, Barclays, Diageo, eBay and 7 more are cutting well beyond their own record for the past year.The 11 employers →Under most pressureTechnology6 of 15 technology employers are cutting jobs and 5 more show the signs; 46,692 job cuts announced in six months.The 15 technology employers →The AI factor6 of 20employers cutting jobs say AI is part of the reason: American Express, Barclays, HSBC, Microsoft, Oracle and 1 more.The 6 employers →Biggest announcement this month5,000 jobsBarclays: Barclays announced 5,000 job cuts and committed to redeploying staff to mitigate impact. Reported by 12 outlets.Barclays' record →Moving up12 in four weeksComcast, ING, Wells Fargo, BASF, Bosch and 7 more have moved to a higher risk State in the last four weeks.The 12 employers →Longest cutting26 weeksAmazon has been cutting jobs, by the rule, for 26 consecutive weeks.Amazon's record →Cuts most quarters7 employersAmazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce and 3 more cut jobs most quarters; the latest round is in line with that.The 7 employers →Where the cuts areUK 64%of job cuts announced in 90 days came from the 40 UK-headquartered employers we watch (17,358); US 33%, Europe 3%.The 40 UK employers →

Which jobs

Job functions named in the last 12 months, counted by employer. 78 of 365 announcements say which jobs. A job function is shown once at least three employers have named it.

Named in job cuts

  1. Operations, admin and back office19 employers · 25 announcements · AI cited 9×Amazon, Barclays, BMW, BP, Deutsche Telekom, Diageo, Disney, Home Depot and 11 more
  2. Middle management16 employers · 21 announcements · AI cited 6×Amazon, Asda, BMW, Coinbase, Diageo, Disney, Home Depot, HSBC and 8 more
  3. Customer service and contact centres12 employers · 12 announcements · AI cited 7×Allianz, Amazon, Barclays, BT Group, Centrica, Deutsche Telekom, John Lewis Partnership, Mercedes-Benz and 4 more
  4. IT, infrastructure and data11 employers · 12 announcements · AI cited 6×Adidas, Amazon, Asda, Barclays, Disney, General Motors, Intel, Ocado and 3 more
  5. Software engineering9 employers · 15 announcements · AI cited 6×Adidas, Amazon, Apple, Barclays, Disney, Microsoft, Oracle, Renault and 1 more
  6. Research and development7 employers · 8 announcements · AI cited 1×Amazon, BMW, Bosch, GSK, Nestlé, Ocado, Renault
  7. Factory and production7 employers · 7 announcementsAmazon, Diageo, General Motors, GSK, Novartis, Philips, ARYZTA
  8. Sales6 employers · 7 announcements · AI cited 4×Amazon, Apple, HSBC, Microsoft, Oracle, T-Mobile US
  9. Finance and accounting6 employers · 7 announcements · AI cited 5×Amazon, Cloudflare, Deutsche Telekom, KPMG, Oracle, Standard Chartered
  10. AI and machine learning5 employers · 8 announcements · AI cited 7×Amazon, Barclays, Coinbase, HSBC, Meta
  11. Consulting, audit and advisory5 employers · 6 announcements · AI cited 1×Deloitte, HSBC, ING, KPMG, Microsoft
  12. Stores and branches4 employers · 6 announcementsAmazon, Apple, John Lewis Partnership, Santander UK
  13. HR and recruitment4 employers · 5 announcements · AI cited 3×Amazon, Cloudflare, Oracle, Standard Chartered
  14. Marketing and communications4 employers · 4 announcements · AI cited 3×Amazon, Cloudflare, Disney, Oracle
  15. Warehouse, delivery and logistics3 employers · 4 announcementsAmazon, Asda, Sainsbury's

Named in hiring and redeployment

  1. AI and machine learning19 employers · 30 announcements · AI cited 25×Allianz, Amazon, American Express, Barclays, Cisco, Cloudflare, Coinbase, Deutsche Telekom and 11 more
  2. Software engineering5 employers · 5 announcements · AI cited 5×British American Tobacco, Cloudflare, Deutsche Telekom, IBM, Meta

Why they say they’re cutting

The reasons employers and the reports give for job cuts in the last 12 months, counted by employer. Only reasons a source states; never our guess.

  1. Restructuring or new strategy46Adidas, Amazon, American Express, Apple +42
  2. Cutting costs36Amazon, American Express, Asda, Barclays +32
  3. AI and automation27Allianz, Amazon, American Express, Apple +23
  4. Weak demand or sales24Apple, Asda, BMW, Bosch +20
  5. Closing sites or units5GSK, Netflix, Novartis, Ocado +1
  6. Tariffs and trade2BMW, Jaguar Land Rover
  7. Merger or takeover2BNP Paribas, Santander UK
  8. Government policy or tax1Jaguar Land Rover
  9. Moving work abroad1Novartis

How: compulsory redundancies (20) · voluntary redundancy or buyouts (12) · sites closing (12) · redeploying staff (9) · not replacing leavers (7)

Employers giving each reason. 138 of 368 announcements state a reason; we count only what the sources say.

The signs before the cuts

How often a hiring freeze, a restructuring charge, or executives linking AI to headcount was followed by announced cuts at the same employer within six months.

  1. Reported to be weighing cuts10 of 14typically 11 days ahead · Amazon, Citigroup, Disney
  2. AI efficiency drive3 of 5typically 40 days ahead · Accenture, Amazon, JPMorgan Chase
  3. Executives signal cuts3 of 4typically 20 days ahead · British American Tobacco, Meta, Oracle

Signals reported by the company or a major outlet at least six months ago, and whether announced cuts followed at the same employer within six months. 52 of 280 rounds of cuts on the record had such a signal before them.

Where the cuts fall

Countries where job cuts were reported in the last 12 months, wherever the employer is headquartered. 257 of 316 announcements say where. A country is shown once at least three employers have announced cuts there.

  1. US98 employers · 75,194 jobsAccenture, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, Barclays +92
  2. UK14 employers · 12,391 jobsAmazon, Asda, Barclays, Deloitte, HSBC, Jaguar Land Rover +8
  3. Germany7 employers · 641 jobsBMW, Bosch, GSK, HSBC, Novartis, Volkswagen +1
  4. India5 employersAdidas, Amazon, Barclays, Microsoft, Renault
  5. France4 employers · 1,800 jobsMicrosoft, Nestlé, Renault, Société Générale
  6. Ireland4 employers · 228 jobsDiageo, eBay, Microsoft, Oracle
  7. Canada3 employersAmazon, General Motors, Microsoft

Where people went, as reported

Employers named by a source as taking on another employer’s people, or hiring from its cuts. Only moves a report states; never inferred.

  1. British American Tobacco → Accenture

    29 June 2026 · The Independent

  2. Asda → Evri

    15 January 2026 · The Telegraph

What’s coming: rules that could move jobs

New laws, rules, bills and consultations from official sources, tagged by the sectors they touch and checked twice before they appear. We link the official text and never estimate the effect on jobs. Taking effect soonest first.