{"data":{"prismicArticle":{"uid":"ai-becomes-top-cause-of-us-job-cuts","tags":["politics"],"first_publication_date":"2026-06-07T10:49:45+0000","last_publication_date":"2026-06-07T10:49:45+0000","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"AI becomes top cause of US job cuts!"},"rating":null,"datetime":"2026-06-07T10:43:00+0000","img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/Z3pNDJbqstJ99DIB_AI.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"embed":{"embed_url":null,"thumbnail_url":null,"author_url":null,"title":null},"content":{"raw":[{"text":"Artificial intelligence has emerged as the leading reason behind job cuts in the United States this year, with AI-driven layoffs in the first five months of 2026 already surpassing the combined total recorded over the previous two years, according to a report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. "},{"text":"The report showed that US employers announced more than 97,000 job cuts in May 2026, making it the highest May layoff total since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020."},{"text":"Workforce reductions have increased steadily for three consecutive months, rising from 48,307 in February to 60,620 in March, 83,387 in April and over 97,000 in May."},{"text":"According to the report, artificial intelligence accounted for nearly 40 per cent of all announced layoffs in May -- highlighting the growing impact of automation on employment."},{"text":"The share of AI-related job cuts has risen sharply throughout the year, climbing from 7 per cent in January to 10 per cent in February, 25 per cent in March and 26 per cent in April before surging further in May."},{"text":"In May alone, companies attributed 38,579 job cuts to automation and AI adoption, the highest monthly figure since Challenger, Gray & Christmas began tracking AI-related layoffs in 2023. The latest numbers pushed the total count of AI-linked job cuts in 2026 to 87,714."},{"text":"The report noted that this figure has already exceeded the combined AI-related layoffs recorded in the previous two years, which stood at 54,836 in 2025 and 12,742 in 2024."},{"text":"“AI is now the leading reason companies give for cutting jobs,” said Andy Challenger, chief revenue officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, underscoring the accelerating role of automation in workforce restructuring."},{"text":"The technology sector emerged as the worst affected industry. US-based technology companies announced 38,242 job cuts in May, marking the highest monthly total since August 2024."},{"text":"On a year-to-date basis, layoffs in the technology sector have jumped 66 per cent to 1.23 lakh, making it the hardest-hit industry in the US job market."},{"text":"According to the report, the sector has recorded nearly three times as many job cuts as the next most affected industry."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"forbes-gautam-adani-is-richest-in-asia","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Forbes: Gautam Adani is richest in Asia"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/b892e33f-db10-40c2-8a0c-e2ced23d4fde_gautam+adani.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-06-07T08:03:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"iyer-replaces-sky-as-indias-new-t20i-captain","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Iyer replaces SKY as India’s new T20I 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