AI Layoffs in 2023: The Real Number Was 4,247, and the Next Wave Is Harder to Count
Updated: Washington, May 6, 2026, 08:00 EDT The answer to the headline question “How many jobs have been lost to AI in 2023?” is not millions. Using Challenger, Gray & Christmas data, U.S. employers linked 4,247 announced job cuts to artificial intelligence in 2023, based on the firm’s January 2024 figure of 4,628 AI-linked cuts since May 2023, including 381 that January; Andrew Challenger said companies were “not outright blaming AI” for many layoff decisions.