New figures show March 2026 was the worst month for tech job layoffs since 2024 but it's probably going to get worse

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Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:32:13 +0000

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If you managed to get a job in March, you're one of the lucky few.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter March 2026 was the worst month for layoffs since 2024 Tech companies are cutting workforces to invest in AI Entry level jobs are shrinking, and other jobs could be next March 2026 has been the worst month for tech job layoffs in the past two years, with over 38,000 employees now out of work.

According to layoff tracking website Layoffs.fyi, the majority of the layoffs in March come from Oracle, who slashed 30,000 jobs in March following a rocky end of year performance and a $300 million deal with OpenAI. Atlassian also announced a cut of 1,600 jobs with a shift towards a new AI strategy, and
Epic Games cut 1,000 jobs after experiencing an engagement drop with its hit game Fortnite . Article continues below You may like Nearly 80,000 tech workers have already lost their jobs in 2026 and AI impact means more could be to come Meta could be about to cut thousands more jobs 'So much of the
work is going to be done by agents': ServiceNow CEO says graduate
unemployment could reach 30% because of AI agents The worst is yet to come In March, Meta announced plans to cut 20% of its workforce , or around 16,000 employees, but have since confirmed a 10% reduction , or 8,000 employees, instead. Several other companies, including Microsoft , Block, Amazon , and eBay have all cut their workforces over the past few months. (Image credit: Layoffs.fyi) Many companies are turning towards AI and automation to increase efficiency, productivity, and revenue. This comes with the unfortunate downside that some employees are therefore seen as superfluous, and their
jobs cut.

As the Wall Street Journal reports, this does come with a caveat. Many companies are attempting to outspend each other on AI, which has become somewhat of an unofficial metric for a company's success. In order to foot
the bill for new data centers and chips, jobs are usually the first to go.

More and more money gets spent, and more and more CEOs have to justify that the investment in AI is sound, and is actually delivering the benefits it has promised. If not, cut more jobs and invest more in AI. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get
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It could be argued that companies are simply compensating for the rapid overhiring that occurred following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of job openings has now fallen below its 2018 peak, according to the
US Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). (Image credit: US Bureau of Labor Statistics) AI is already shrinking the job market for new graduates. In a 2025 interview with Axios, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs within the next five years. If the efficiency gains and productivity
increases AI companies are promising come true, that could bite further into white collar jobs as a whole. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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