Layoffs tracker/Latest Dec 31, 2025

Layoffs in December 2025

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

  • 19announcements tracked
  • 22,035jobs cut in those announcements

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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 202522,03519Entertainment and Media, Omnicom, Red Lobster
January 202600
February 202600
March 202600
April 202600
May 202600
June 202600
July 202600
August 202600
September 202600
October 202600
November 202600

Where the cuts landed in December 2025

Ranked by jobs cut, counting only announcements that state a number. Where a headline names a city or state, the cut is counted there.

Top companies

  1. Entertainment and Media17,000
  2. Omnicom4,000
  3. Red Lobster200
  4. Manufacturer200
  5. McKinsey200
  6. Charter Communications176
  7. DePaul100
  8. Purelight Power84

By industry

  1. Media and gaming17,000
  2. Food and beverage275
  3. Manufacturing200
  4. Tech200
  5. Energy84

By state

  1. Oregon176
  2. Georgia75

19 announcements

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Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 1 announcements75 jobs cut

Tuesday, Dec 30, 2025 1 announcements

Monday, Dec 29, 2025 2 announcements17,000 jobs cut

Wednesday, Dec 24, 2025 2 announcements284 jobs cut

Tuesday, Dec 23, 2025 1 announcements200 jobs cut

Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025 1 announcements

Monday, Dec 15, 2025 1 announcements100 jobs cut

Friday, Dec 12, 2025 1 announcements

Thursday, Dec 11, 2025 2 announcements176 jobs cut

Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025 1 announcements

Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025 1 announcements

Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025 2 announcements200 jobs cut

Monday, Dec 1, 2025 3 announcements4,000 jobs cut

Layoff questions, answered with the numbers

How many layoffs have there been in December 2025?

The Work Insiders tracker lists 19 layoff announcements from 19 companies in December 2025, read from news headlines. Where a number of US jobs was given, they add up to 22,035 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 December 2025?

Entertainment and Media announced 17,000 job cuts on December 29, 2025, the largest single announcement on the tracker in December 2025.

How many layoffs are because of AI?

11% of the layoff headlines in December 2025 (2 of 19) 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 June 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.