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Industry · 6 companies tracked

Recruiting layoffs, tracked globally.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
—
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
6
active + historical
Rounds
0
total events
Biggest cut
3,200
Indeed
Most active
US
by headcount
Total since 2020
All time
—
Across 0 rounds#38 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
—
↓ 100% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
6
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#38
of 60 industries
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Recruiting company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
IN
Indeed
AUSTIN · US
3
3,200
#02
ZI
ZipRecruiter
TEL AVIV · IL
3
750
#03
GL
Glassdoor
SF BAY AREA · US
2
440
#04
ST
StepStone
BERLIN · DE
1
215
#05
CA
CareerBuilder + Monster
CHICAGO · US
1
200
#06
HI
Hirect
BENGALURU · IN
1
200
Geography · where recruiting layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
5 COMPANIES · 13 ROUNDS
7,048
#02
Germany
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
215
#03
India
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
200
#04
Israel
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
80
Top cities
#01
Austin
1 COMPANY · US
3,200
#02
SF Bay Area
2 COMPANIES · US
2,978
#03
Los Angeles
1 COMPANY · US
670
#04
Berlin
1 COMPANY · DE
215
#05
Chicago
1 COMPANY · US
200
Companies in Recruiting

Most impacted companies.

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I
US
Indeed
Austin
3,200
Total cuts tracked
Rounds3
Latest2025-11
Z
IL
ZipRecruiter
Tel Aviv
750
Total cuts tracked
Rounds3
Latest2025-09
G
US
Glassdoor
SF Bay Area
440
Total cuts tracked
Rounds2
Latest2023-03
S
DE
StepStone
Berlin
215
Total cuts tracked
Rounds1
Latest2023-10
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