Layoffs tracker/Latest Jan 29, 2026

Layoffs in January 2026

Every layoff announcement on the tracker in January 2026, with the number, the date and the source.

  • 17announcements tracked
  • 50,958jobs 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
January 202650,95817UPS, Amazon, Dow
February 202600
March 202600
April 202600
May 202600
June 202600
July 202600
August 202600
September 202600
October 202600
November 202600

Biggest cuts in January 2026

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

Top companies

  1. UPS30,000
  2. Amazon14,000
  3. Dow4,500
  4. Meta1,500
  5. Nike775
  6. Leidos93
  7. Labcorp90

By industry

  1. Logistics30,000
  2. Tech20,000
  3. Retail775
  4. Healthcare90

17 announcements

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Thursday, Jan 29 2 announcements4,500 jobs cut

Tuesday, Jan 27 2 announcements30,000 jobs cut

Monday, Jan 26 1 announcements775 jobs cut

Friday, Jan 23 1 announcements93 jobs cut

Thursday, Jan 22 2 announcements14,000 jobs cut

Wednesday, Jan 21 2 announcements

Saturday, Jan 17 1 announcements90 jobs cut

Thursday, Jan 15 1 announcements

Wednesday, Jan 14 2 announcements1,500 jobs cut

Friday, Jan 9 2 announcements

Thursday, Jan 8 1 announcements

Layoff questions, answered with the numbers

How many layoffs have there been in January 2026?

The Work Insiders tracker lists 17 layoff announcements from 17 companies in January 2026, read from news headlines. Where a number of US jobs was given, they add up to 50,958 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 2026?

UPS announced 30,000 job cuts on January 27, 2026, the largest single announcement on the tracker in January 2026.

How many layoffs are because of AI?

18% of the layoff headlines in January 2026 (3 of 17) 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.