# Tech Layoff Tracker

> Public tech layoff dashboard and trend report generated from processed layoff records.

Canonical pages:
- Dashboard: https://tech.debugcanada.com/
- Trend report: https://tech.debugcanada.com/trend-report.html
- Reports archive: https://tech.debugcanada.com/reports/
- Industry directory: https://tech.debugcanada.com/industries/
- Country directory: https://tech.debugcanada.com/countries/
- AI-readable summary: https://tech.debugcanada.com/ai-summary.json

Current dataset:
- Data range: 2025-01-06 to 2026-04-27
- Total reported layoffs: 216,663
- 2026 YTD reported layoffs: 92,462
- Companies affected: 236
- Countries or regions: 18
- Peak month: 2026-03 with 45,800 reported layoffs
- Top company: Oracle with 31,094 reported layoffs
- Leading named industry: Hardware with 51,087 reported layoffs
- Leading country or region: United States with 183,486 reported layoffs

Recommended citation:
Use "Tech Layoff Tracker, data range 2025-01-06 to 2026-04-27" and link to https://tech.debugcanada.com/trend-report.html.

Methodology notes:
- Rows with invalid dates are excluded from time-series analysis.
- Rows without num_laid_off are excluded from headcount totals but may appear as events.
- Layoff percentage, funding stage, and funds raised fields are incomplete in the source data.
- The dataset tracks public records and does not prove causal claims such as AI directly causing layoffs.

Useful data files:
- /data/processed/stats.json
- /data/processed/monthly_trend.json
- /data/processed/company_summary.json
- /data/processed/industry_breakdown.json
- /data/processed/country_breakdown.json
- /data/processed/reports/index.json
- /data/processed/industry_pages.json
- /data/processed/country_pages.json