{
 "meta": {
  "title": "Announced US job cuts citing AI (Challenger)",
  "notes": "Employer-attributed announced cuts in Challenger's 'Artificial Intelligence' reason category (tracked since May 2023) - not net job losses. A separate 'Technological Update' category is excluded.",
  "sources": "Challenger, Gray & Christmas monthly reports",
  "license": "Compilation CC BY 4.0",
  "as_of": "2026-10-20"
 },
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  "announced_us_cuts_citing_ai",
  "confidence"
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  ],
  [
   "2025",
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   "verified"
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  [
   "2026 Jan-Sep",
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   "verified"
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   "2026-01",
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   "verified (monthly)"
  ],
  [
   "2026-02",
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   "verified (monthly)"
  ],
  [
   "2026-03",
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   "verified (monthly)"
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  [
   "2026-04",
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   "verified (monthly)"
  ],
  [
   "2026-05",
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   "verified (monthly)"
  ],
  [
   "2026-06",
   14029,
   "verified (monthly)"
  ],
  [
   "2026-07",
   10970,
   "verified (monthly)"
  ],
  [
   "2026-08",
   3462,
   "verified (monthly)"
  ],
  [
   "2026-09",
   3961,
   "verified (monthly)"
  ]
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}