IT Services & Consulting
Accenture layoffs
Accenture has announced job cuts 2 times since Mar 2023. Where it gave numbers, they add up to 30,000 jobs. The latest was in Sep 2025: 11,000 jobs, about 1.5% of staff.
Latest event: Sep 2025
People affected
30K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
2
Mar 2023 → Sep 2025
AI-attributed
37%
Of affected people
The short version
- Biggest round: Mar 2023, 19,000 jobs, about 2.5% of staff.
- 1 of the 2 rounds were tied to AI by the company or credible reporting.
- That is the largest total among the 12 IT Services & Consulting employers we track.
Every round, newest first
- −11,000(1.5% of workforce)AI · confirmed
Accenture's headcount fell by more than 11,000 in three months as CEO Julie Sweet said the firm is exiting staff for whom AI reskilling is not viable, under an $865 million restructuring programme.
Source: Computing
- −19,000(2.5% of workforce)
About 2.5% of staff over 18 months, with more than half of the cuts in non-billable corporate functions.
Source: TechCrunch
Common questions about Accenture
- How many people has Accenture laid off?
- We have tracked 2 rounds of cuts at Accenture since Mar 2023. The rounds with a stated headcount add up to 30,000 jobs.
- When was the latest Accenture layoff?
- Sep 2025: 11,000 jobs, about 1.5% of staff. Accenture's headcount fell by more than 11,000 in three months as CEO Julie Sweet said the firm is exiting staff for whom AI reskilling is not viable, under an $865 million restructuring programme.
- Did Accenture blame AI for its layoffs?
- Yes, for some rounds. We count a cut as AI-related only when the company said so or credible reporting made the link.
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