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244,851 tech jobs were cut in 2025

development2026-01-14

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RationalFX calculated that 244,851 tech jobs were cut globally in 2025 as firms restructured around AI-driven productivity, while the European Frontier AI Initiative recruited its first thirty researchers.

Reported metric: 244,851

Reporting date: 2026-01-14 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 14, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to January 14, 2026

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European Frontier AI Initiative

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Productivity jumps 4.9% with hours worked flat

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244,851 tech jobs were cut in 2025
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Reporting date: 2026-01-14
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-14-244851-tech-jobs-cut
Claim: RationalFX calculated that 244,851 tech jobs were cut globally in 2025 as firms restructured around AI-driven productivity, while the European Frontier AI Initiative recruited its first thirty researchers.
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- Welcome to January 14, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-14-2026
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