Tech Industry Layoffs Statistics 2026 — Axis Intelligence Research

2026 YTD impacted

149,935

thru June 8, 2026

Daily rate 2026

974 /day

vs. 674/day in 2025

2025 total

245,953

783 companies

Since 2022

1M+

cumulative tech cuts

AI cited — Apr 2026

26%

of all U.S. layoff plans

TALI™ Q1 2026

6.8/10

Axis Intelligence metric

Annual tech layoffs 2020–2026

Estimated workers impacted worldwide · 2026 = YTD through June 8

Sources: Layoffs.fyi · TrueUp.io (real-time) · Challenger, Gray & Christmas

AI attribution acceleration

AI cited as % of total U.S. layoff plans (Challenger, Gray & Christmas)

Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas April 2026 Report

Top companies by disclosed layoffs

Combined 2025 + 2026 YTD (through March 16, 2026) · Layoffs.fyi

Source: Visual Capitalist / Layoffs.fyi, March 2026

TALI™ — Tech AI Layoff Index · Q1 2026

Original Axis Intelligence composite metric · scored 0–10 · updated quarterly

6.8 / 10

0 — Low 3 6 8 10 — Crisis

AI attribution %

6.5

Q1 2026: 13% cited · weight 35%

YoY volume

6.6

+33% tech cuts YoY · weight 25%

Re-employment duration

6.3

4.7 months median · weight 20%

Skills mismatch

8.0

80% feel unprepared · weight 20%

TALI™ is an original Axis Intelligence metric. Methodology: axis-intelligence.com/tech-layoffs-statistics/ · Component sources: Challenger, Gray & Christmas · Tech-Insider.org · LinkedIn 2026 Workforce Report

MIT Iceberg Index — AI labor exposure

% of U.S. workforce already economically replaceable · MIT & Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Nov 2025

Source: MIT / Oak Ridge National Laboratory via CNBC, Nov 2025

WEF 2030 labor market projection

Jobs created vs. displaced globally by 2030 · Future of Jobs Report 2025

Source: World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025