Layoffs tracker/Latest Apr 29, 2026

Layoffs in April 2026

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

  • 21announcements tracked
  • 13,897jobs 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
April 202613,89721Meta, Nike, Snap
May 202600
June 202600
July 202600
August 202600
September 202600
October 202600
November 202600

Where the cuts landed in April 2026

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. Meta8,000
  2. Nike1,400
  3. Snap1,000
  4. The Walt Disney Co.1,000
  5. Disney1,000
  6. UKG950
  7. 87-Year-Old Facilities Services Provider170
  8. Oracle150

By industry

  1. Tech9,224
  2. Retail1,400
  3. Media and gaming1,000
  4. Manufacturing73
  5. Logistics43
  6. Aerospace and defense37

By state

  1. Washington1,000
  2. Mississippi73

21 announcements

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Wednesday, Apr 29 1 announcements

Tuesday, Apr 28 1 announcements

Thursday, Apr 23 4 announcements9,400 jobs cut

Wednesday, Apr 22 1 announcements43 jobs cut

Thursday, Apr 16 1 announcements950 jobs cut

Wednesday, Apr 15 2 announcements1,037 jobs cut

Tuesday, Apr 14 1 announcements1,000 jobs cut

Monday, Apr 13 1 announcements

Wednesday, Apr 8 3 announcements1,170 jobs cut

Friday, Apr 3 2 announcements223 jobs cut

Thursday, Apr 2 3 announcements74 jobs cut

Wednesday, Apr 1 1 announcements

Layoff questions, answered with the numbers

How many layoffs have there been in April 2026?

The Work Insiders tracker lists 21 layoff announcements from 21 companies in April 2026, read from news headlines. Where a number of US jobs was given, they add up to 13,897 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 April 2026?

Meta announced 8,000 job cuts on April 23, 2026, the largest single announcement on the tracker in April 2026.

How many layoffs are because of AI?

14% of the layoff headlines in April 2026 (3 of 21) 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.