ai
Oracle Workforce Falls to 141,000 While Building AI Data Centers
Oracle reduced its full-time employees from 162,000 to 141,000 by the end of its fiscal year on May 31. The company linked the reductions to AI adoption in a regulatory filing and noted earlier 2026 cuts tied to data center construction.
nypost.comAudio version
Tap play to generate a narrated version.
Developing·Limited corroboration so far. This page will refresh as more sources emerge.
com. The company stated that adoption of AI technologies across operations has resulted and may continue to result in reductions to its workforce. Oracle began cutting thousands of jobs earlier in 2026 to save money while building AI data centers for clients including OpenAI.
The employee total is now slightly below the level before the company's $28 billion purchase of Cerner in 2022, which added thousands of staff. A new chief financial officer received a $26 million stock package. Oracle moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin in 2020 and then to Nashville in 2024.
The 2026 Fortune 500 list shows Texas with 57 headquarters and $2.8 trillion in revenue, ahead of California's 56 headquarters and $2.7 trillion in revenue.
Transparency
How sources framed this
Single source — no framing comparison available.
CorroborationLimited · 1 source
