outplacement
noun
out·place·ment
ˌau̇t-ˈplās-mənt 
ˈau̇t-ˌplās-
: the process of easing unwanted or unneeded executives out of a company by providing company-paid assistance in finding them new jobs
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Year-to-date, 49,135 layoffs were attributed to AI, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, close to the 55,000 total layoffs attributed to AI in 2025.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Artificial intelligence has been cited as justification for nearly 50,000 job cuts through April this year, according to research by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 May 2026
As of April, according to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, tech firms have accounted for 85,411 of the total 300,749 layoff announcements in 2026.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Artificial intelligence is the leading reason companies cite for layoffs for the second straight month, accounting for more than one in four job cuts in April, according to a new report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Artificial intelligence has been cited as justification for nearly 50,000 job cuts through April this year, according to research by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 May 2026
As of April, according to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, tech firms have accounted for 85,411 of the total 300,749 layoff announcements in 2026.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Artificial intelligence is the leading reason companies cite for layoffs for the second straight month, accounting for more than one in four job cuts in April, according to a new report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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“Outplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outplacement. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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