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TechnologyAI-Cited Layoffs
India7 layoff rounds tracked
47,300

Total Jobs Cut

May 2026

Most Recent

15,000

Largest Single Layoff

Yes

AI Cited

Layoff Timeline

May 2026

15,000 jobs cut

May 2026

15,000 jobs cut

December 2025

3,300 jobs cut
AI-CITED

Reason: Q4 2025 workforce reduction of 3,300; continued AI-driven automation and restructuring

September 2025

2,000 jobs cut
AI-CITED

Reason: AI initiatives automated 12,000 roles globally; India bulk of impact; delayed pay hikes signal more pressure

July 2025

3,500 jobs cut
AI-CITED

Reason: Generative AI reducing manual coding and testing work

June 2025

5,000 jobs cut
AI-CITED

Reason: AI-driven automation freed 12,000 roles globally; India accounts for bulk of 10,700 overall headcount reduction; workforce dropped to 336,800

May 2023

3,500 jobs cut(1% of workforce)

Reason: Reduce costs; post-COVID hybrid restructuring

About Technology Layoffs

3,174,934

Total industry layoffs

44%

AI-cited events

Sources

Business Standard

Q4 2025 workforce reduction of 3,300; continued AI-driven automation and restructuring

Medial

AI initiatives automated 12,000 roles globally; India bulk of impact; delayed pay hikes signal more pressure

Economic Times

Generative AI reducing manual coding and testing work

InnovativeFarming

AI-driven automation freed 12,000 roles globally; India accounts for bulk of 10,700 overall headcount reduction; workforce dropped to 336,800

Computerworld

Reduce costs; post-COVID hybrid restructuring

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