Employers cut jobs amid AI overhaul

Companies spanning tech giant Microsoft to grocer Kroger have
announced layoffs this year, deepening concerns that AI adoption
will upend established industries

AI-LINKED GLOBAL LAYOFFS ANNOUNCED SINCE OCT 2025

HSBC Holdings
Amazon
Meta
Standard Chartered
HP Inc
BAT*
Mizuho
Microsoft
Dow Chemical
Block Inc
Cisco Systems
Intuit
Kroger

20,000
16,000
15,000-16,000
7,000
4,000-6,000
5,500
5,000
4,800
4,500
4,000
4,000
3,000
3,000

10
1
20
9
10
20
10
2
13
40
5
17
1

Number of layoffs
announced

Percentage of company
workforce affected

Note: Includes announcements affecting 3,000 or more jobs. *British American Tobacco

Source: Reuters
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