Hardware & Chips
Dell layoffs
We've tracked 2 rounds of Dell layoffs between Feb 2023 and Mar 2024, affecting 12,650 people in total. 47% of them lost their jobs in cuts that Dell or credible reporting tied to AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.
People affected
13K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
2
Feb 2023 → Mar 2024
AI-attributed
47%
Of affected people
Every tracked announcement
- −6,000(5% of workforce)AI · likely
One of several waves in 2024 (~12,500 total) as Dell reorganised its salesforce around AI infrastructure.
Source: The Register
- −6,650(5% of workforce)
PC demand collapse after the work-from-home hardware boom.
Source: Bloomberg
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Part of the WorkforceSignal tech layoff tracker , every event curated from public reporting with conservative AI attribution. See methodology.