Layoffs tracker/Latest Feb 28, 2025

Layoffs in February 2025

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

  • 13announcements tracked
  • 2,904jobs 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 February 2025

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

Top companies

  1. Autodesk1,350
  2. Starbucks1,100
  3. Forever 21350
  4. Rheem Manufacturing Co.76
  5. Air Products28

By industry

  1. Food and beverage1,100
  2. Retail350
  3. Manufacturing76

13 announcements

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Friday, Feb 28, 2025 2 announcements28 jobs cut

Thursday, Feb 27, 2025 6 announcements1,776 jobs cut

Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 2 announcements

Monday, Feb 24, 2025 2 announcements1,100 jobs cut

Thursday, Feb 20, 2025 1 announcements

Layoff questions, answered with the numbers

How many layoffs have there been in February 2025?

The Work Insiders tracker lists 13 layoff announcements from 13 companies in February 2025, read from news headlines. Where a number of US jobs was given, they add up to 2,904 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 February 2025?

Autodesk announced 1,350 job cuts on February 27, 2025, the largest single announcement on the tracker in February 2025.

How many layoffs are because of AI?

8% of the layoff headlines in February 2025 (1 of 13) 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 February 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.