AI Layoffs Tracker

Block (Square and Cash App) cut 4,000 roles across its fintech divisions, citing AI automating payment processing, fraud detection, and customer support.

Amazon cut 16,000 fulfilment-centre and logistics roles as next-generation AI robotics and demand-planning systems displaced warehouse workers.

Pinterest cut 780 employees (~15% of workforce), citing AI content moderation and recommendation tools reducing the need for human operators.

Dow Chemical cut 4,500 jobs (6% of workforce), with leadership citing AI process-optimisation tools reducing the need for certain process engineering and operations roles.

HP cut up to 5,000 jobs (5% of global workforce), citing AI tools substantially reducing headcount requirements in finance, IT, and supply chain.

IBM cut 2,700 roles in continued AI-driven restructuring, with CEO citing AI agents automating knowledge-work and back-office tasks.

Chegg cut another 388 jobs and narrowed its product focus as AI tutoring platforms continue to take its subscriber base.

Amazon cut 14,000 corporate and AWS roles, citing AI-driven automation of cloud operations, customer service, and back-office functions.

C.H. Robinson cut 1,400 jobs after deploying AI freight-matching and load-planning tools that automate work previously done by human brokers.

Accenture announced 11,000 further role reductions, explicitly citing AI tools enabling consultants to deliver substantially more output per head.

Salesforce cut 4,000 roles as its Agentforce AI platform automates sales, service, and marketing workflows previously handled by human employees.

Microsoft's largest single layoff of 2025 cut 9,000 roles in sales, finance, and engineering, explicitly attributed to AI tools absorbing substantial human workload.

Indeed and Glassdoor cut 1,300 roles (8% of combined workforce), with leadership citing AI job-matching tools reducing the need for human-operated support.

Klarna reduced its headcount by ~2,000, attributing the cuts to its AI assistant and internal tools now handling work previously requiring human staff.

Chegg cut a further 248 jobs as AI tutoring tools and ChatGPT continue to displace its subscriber base.

Microsoft cut 6,000 employees across engineering and programme management divisions, explicitly citing Copilot AI tools reducing human workload.

CrowdStrike cut 500 employees (~5% of workforce), citing AI-driven productivity gains eliminating the need for certain engineering and support roles.

UPS announced 20,000 additional job cuts, explicitly citing AI-driven automation of package routing and warehouse operations reducing the need for human staff.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported 62,242 AI-attributed job cuts in February 2025 — highest monthly total since tracking began.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported 48,786 jobs cut citing AI as the primary reason in January 2025 alone.

WPP cut 5,000 jobs (3.5% of workforce) citing AI-driven efficiency in content production reducing headcount needs.

Cisco cut 4,000 employees (5% of workforce) in a second round, citing AI-driven restructuring and productivity gains.

Intuit cut 1,800 roles (10%) citing AI replacing work in sales, marketing, and finance operations.

Teleperformance cut staff across multiple markets as AI chatbot deployments at client companies reduce contact-centre volumes.

Klarna reported its AI assistant handles the work equivalent to 700 full-time customer service agents and plans to reduce headcount accordingly.

Concentrix (BPO) cut thousands of contact-centre agents as clients deploy AI agents that replace tier-1 human support.

Dell cut 6,000 roles (6.6% of workforce) as AI tools reduce demand for certain sales and support functions.

Workday cut 1,750 employees (8.5%) to fund AI investments, explicitly citing AI-driven efficiency as enabling the reduction.

UPS cut 12,000 management positions citing AI-driven automation reducing the need for middle-management layers.

Microsoft cut 1,900 Activision/Xbox employees citing AI-driven restructuring of content and operations.

Chegg CEO explicitly cited ChatGPT as directly responsible for the decline in subscribers and resulting layoffs.

Duolingo cut ~10% of its contractor workforce, stating AI now performs content creation tasks previously done by contractors.

Spotify cut 1,500 employees (17%) citing AI tools enabling the same output with a smaller workforce.

Sports Illustrated laid off most of its editorial staff after it emerged the publication had been using AI-generated articles.

Getty Images cut ~500 contractor photographers and illustrators as AI-generated imagery reduces demand for stock content.

Ikea cut 10,000 customer-service roles globally after deploying an AI chatbot that handles the majority of customer enquiries.

Indeed cut 2,200 jobs (15% of workforce) citing AI reducing the need for certain types of work.

BT Group announced plans to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030, with ~10,000 roles replaced by AI and automation.

IBM CEO said AI could replace ~7,800 back-office and HR roles, pausing hiring in those functions.

Dropbox cut 500 employees (16% of workforce), with CEO explicitly citing AI as replacing work previously done by humans.

BuzzFeed shut its news division and cut 180 jobs, pivoting to AI-generated content to replace human journalists.

Google cut 12,000 jobs citing AI-driven productivity gains and restructuring toward AI-first products.

Amazon cut 18,000 roles citing overhiring and automation-driven efficiency gains in warehouse and corporate operations.