Every cut on record in 2026, newest first
Each employer opens its page at the cut, with the employer's own words and the source.
| Announced | Employer | Roles | Was it AI? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | WE SodaNov 4, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | ~350 | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Oshkosh CorporationOct 29, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | ~80 | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 28, 2026 | West FraserOct 28, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | up to 123 | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Damen ShipyardsOct 27, 2026 · NetherlandsNot linked to AI | ~225 | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Acciaierie d'Italia (ex-Ilva)Oct 26, 2026 · ItalyNot linked to AI | up to 40 | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 26, 2026 | ConocoPhillipsOct 26, 2026 · CanadaNot linked to AI | Not disclosed | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 26, 2026 | ConocoPhillipsOct 26, 2026 · GlobalNot linked to AI | Not disclosed | Not linked to AISource |
| Oct 14, 2026 | MosaicOct 14, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | 199 | Not linked to AISource |
| Sep 28, 2026 | StelcoSep 28, 2026 · CanadaNot linked to AI | 175 | Not linked to AISource |
| Sep 2, 2026 | DaktronicsSep 2, 2026 · IrelandNot linked to AI | ~100 | Not linked to AISource |
| Aug 26, 2026 | MosaicAug 26, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | 206 | Not linked to AISource |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Dow Inc.Jan 29, 2026 · United StatesLinked to AI: Cited AI among other reasons | ~4,500 | Linked to AICited AI among other reasonsSource |
| Jan 12, 2026 | BoeingJan 12, 2026 · United StatesNot linked to AI | ~300press figure | Not linked to AISource |
Show the 4 from earlier years
| Announced | Employer | Roles | Was it AI? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | Oshkosh CorporationNov 12, 2025 · United StatesNot linked to AI | up to 160 | Not linked to AISource |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Dow Inc. |
Not every layoff in the industry: every cut the register found linked to AI, and the notable cuts it checked and found were not. Notable cuts not linked to AI have been checked every day since mid-October 2026, so earlier months list mostly AI-linked cuts. Employers are grouped by what they mainly do; the grouping is ours. Roles: the employer's figure unless marked; ~ means approximate.
Manufacturing and energy: every employer with a page
- Acciaierie d'Italia (ex-Ilva) layoffs
- Boeing layoffs
- Chevron layoffs
- ConocoPhillips layoffs
- Daktronics layoffs
- Damen Shipyards layoffs
- Dow Inc. layoffs
- Essendant layoffs
- Georgia-Pacific layoffs
- International Paper layoffs
- Mosaic layoffs
- Oshkosh Corporation layoffs
- Stelco layoffs
- WE Soda layoffs
- West Fraser layoffs
Frequently asked
Which manufacturers and energy companies had layoffs in 2026?
Largest first: Dow Inc., WE Soda, Boeing, Damen Shipyards, Mosaic, Stelco, West Fraser, Daktronics, Oshkosh Corporation, Acciaierie d'Italia (ex-Ilva) and ConocoPhillips. The table above gives each cut's date, figure, what the employer said about AI and the source.
Layoffs this week, in every industryHow many manufacturing layoffs in 2026 were linked to AI?
1 of the 13 on record. A cut is linked to AI when the employer named AI as a reason or credible reporting tied that cut to AI; the rest were checked and neither was true.
Who blamed AI, and who did notOther industries
With the cuts on record in 2026:
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