Professional Services layoffs
Professional Services layoffs: 3 sourced reports covering 3 companies, 2 with AI cited as a direct or contributing cause. Latest: WPP, Sep 1, 2026.
Industry is assigned to news reports by hand. WARN notices do not include an industry field, so they are not counted here; check each company page for its WARN filings.
Latest Professional Services layoff reports
| Date | Company | Where | Workers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | WPP News AI-attributedWPP cuts 1,000 jobs in AI-adjacent restructuring | — | 1,000 | Replaced by AI |
| Jul 27, 2026 | K&L Gates NewsK&L Gates cuts ~10% of business-services staff amid genAI shift in legal profession | — | — | Legal IT Insider |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Thomson Reuters News AI-attributedThomson Reuters to cut 'small number' of engineering jobs | — | 500 | The Star |
Companies
- WPP 1 report
- Thomson Reuters 1 report
- K&L Gates 1 report