Intellizence: AI automation tied to about 26% of 458,556 reported layoffs through October 2026
Key points
- Through October 2026, 25.92% of 458,556 reported layoffs were associated with AI automation
- In 2025, 3.50% of 750,173 reported layoffs were associated with AI automation
- Intellizence said AI-tagged layoffs were about 4.5 times the full-year 2025 figure
An analysis of the Intellizence Layoff Dataset found 118,874 of 458,556 reported layoffs through October 2026 (25.92%) were associated with AI automation, versus 26,286 of 750,173 (3.50%) in 2025. Intellizence said AI-tagged layoffs rose about 4.5 times compared with full-year 2025.
Original report: Intellizence ↗Edited with AI assistance. Facts are based on official sources and original reports.