Layoffs tracker/Latest Jan 31, 2025

Layoffs in January 2025

Every layoff announcement on the tracker in January 2025, with the number, the date and the source.

  • 34announcements tracked
  • 21,836jobs cut in those announcements

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These companies announced job cuts. "Find people" opens a LinkedIn search for the company name, so you can reach people who may be looking for their next role. See WARN notices for layoffs filed with states before they happen.

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Jobs cut by month

People laid off in announcements that state a number, with the biggest cuts of each month. November is still going.

Jobs cut by month
MonthJobs cutLayoff announcementsBiggest cuts
December 202500
January 202600
February 202600
March 202600
April 202600
May 202600
June 202600
July 202600
August 202600
September 202600
October 202600
November 202600

Biggest cuts in January 2025

Ranked by jobs cut, counting only announcements that state a number.

Top companies

  1. AT&T and Verizon15,300
  2. Meta3,600
  3. Dow1,500
  4. Jack Cooper Transport400
  5. REI400
  6. Legoland Florida234
  7. CNN200
  8. Danfoss110

By industry

  1. Tech3,600
  2. Retail400
  3. Energy110
  4. Logistics92

34 announcements

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Friday, Jan 31, 2025 3 announcements1,500 jobs cut

Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 3 announcements

Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025 3 announcements

Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025 3 announcements15,626 jobs cut

Friday, Jan 24, 2025 1 announcements110 jobs cut

Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 5 announcements200 jobs cut

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025 1 announcements

Friday, Jan 17, 2025 2 announcements

Thursday, Jan 16, 2025 4 announcements

Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025 1 announcements

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 4 announcements4,000 jobs cut

Friday, Jan 10, 2025 1 announcements

Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 1 announcements

Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025 2 announcements400 jobs cut

Layoff questions, answered with the numbers

How many layoffs have there been in January 2025?

The Work Insiders tracker lists 34 layoff announcements from 34 companies in January 2025, read from news headlines. Where a number of US jobs was given, they add up to 21,836 jobs cut. Shutdowns, buyouts, announcements that give only a share of staff or no number, cuts spread over several years, cuts outside the US and unchecked reader reports are listed but not in that total.

What was the largest layoff in January 2025?

AT&T and Verizon announced 15,300 job cuts on January 28, 2025, the largest single announcement on the tracker in January 2025.

How many layoffs are because of AI?

3% of the layoff headlines in January 2025 (1 of 34) name AI or automation as a reason. This is read from the headline only, so a cut whose headline does not give a reason is not in that share.

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How this list is built

Where the numbers come from

Each entry is a news headline in which a company announces job cuts, a shutdown or buyouts, read through the day from Google News, plus reader reports. The list goes back to January 2025; we are adding past headlines back to January 2025. The number shown is the one in the headline, and the headline links to the publisher. We do not estimate, and we leave out government, school and rumor stories.

Totals count only announcements that state a number of US jobs. Cuts given only as a share of staff, cuts with no number, worldwide numbers, shutdowns, buyouts, plans spread over several years and unchecked reader reports are listed but marked "Not in total". Stories from outlets outside the United States are left out.

One entry per company per three weeks; when more headlines report the same cut, the entry shows how many. Companies sometimes revise their numbers, so read the source before you act on one. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.