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Layoffs tracker

Companies that just announced job cuts, with the number, the date and the source. Built for recruiters: find the people, then see who is hiring.

  • 92companies in the last 30 days
  • 18,883jobs cut in those announcements
  • 245,632jobs cut so far in 2026

For recruiters

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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Layoffs in 2026

245,632 jobs cut so far in 2026, across 319 layoff announcements at 282 companies.

That is about 777 a day. At this pace, 2026 ends near 284,000.

  • 319layoff announcements
  • 245,632jobs cut
  • 777jobs cut a day
  • 1,498average per layoff with a number
  • 52companies closing

Largest single layoff in 2026 Amazon, 30,000 jobs, Sep 23, 2026 Source (opens in new tab)

10% of 2026 layoff headlines name AI or automation (33 of 319, 130,229 jobs). Read from the headline only.

Counted from news headlines that state a number of US jobs. 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.

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 202650,95817UPS, Amazon, Dow
February 202613,90719Heineken, Block, Cigna
March 202631,86322Meta, Dell, Morgan Stanley
April 202613,89721Meta, Nike, Snap
May 202619,30222Meta, Cisco, Intuit
June 202623,56823Oracle, BBC, Cisco
July 20267,67616Microsoft, Visa, Patreon
August 20262,36325Zillow, General Motors, Diageo
September 202661,36847Amazon, Oracle, Uber
October 202615,55057American Express, Uber, eBay
November 20265,18050PepsiCo, Netflix, The Children's Place

Layoffs in 2026, month by month

MonthJobs cutLayoffsCompaniesBiggest cut
November so far5,1805050PepsiCo (1,000)
October15,5505757American Express (3,500)
September61,3684747Amazon (30,000)
August2,3632525Zillow (500)
July7,6761616Microsoft (4,800)
June23,5682323Oracle (21,000)
May19,3022222Meta (8,000)
April13,8972121Meta (8,000)
March31,8632222Meta (16,000)
February13,9071919Heineken (6,000)
January50,9581717UPS (30,000)
2026 total245,632319282Amazon (30,000)

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Layoffs in 2025, month by month
MonthJobs cutLayoffsCompaniesBiggest cut
December22,0351919Entertainment and Media (17,000)
November18,8942626Verizon (15,000)
October85,7193535UPS (48,000)
September12,7952525Accenture (11,000)
August3,0872222Kroger (1,000)
July13,0402929Microsoft (9,000)
June8,8062121Procter & Gamble (7,000)
May7681212LinkedIn (281)
2025 total165,144189180UPS (48,000)

Still loading: past headlines are being added back to January, so earlier months and the 2025 total will grow.

Where the cuts landed in 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. Amazon44,371
  2. Oracle42,213
  3. Meta33,500
  4. UPS30,000
  5. Dell11,000
  6. Uber6,600
  7. Heineken6,000
  8. Microsoft5,068

By industry

  1. Tech160,570
  2. Logistics31,469
  3. Finance7,980
  4. Media and gaming5,805
  5. Healthcare3,042
  6. Food and beverage2,697
  7. Retail2,216
  8. Automotive1,347

By state

  1. Washington31,935
  2. California3,550
  3. Pennsylvania600
  4. Texas285
  5. Virginia145
  6. New Jersey108
  7. Maryland96
  8. Massachusetts90

45 announcements in the last 30 days are listed but not in the jobs-cut total: a share of staff or no number, a worldwide or multi-year figure, a shutdown or buyouts.

113 announcements

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Thursday, Nov 12 2 announcements270 jobs cut

Wednesday, Nov 11 2 announcements63 jobs cut

Tuesday, Nov 10 12 announcements929 jobs cut

Monday, Nov 9 5 announcements1,768 jobs cut

Friday, Nov 6 5 announcements

Thursday, Nov 5 6 announcements1,164 jobs cut

Wednesday, Nov 4 6 announcements691 jobs cut

Tuesday, Nov 3 4 announcements100 jobs cut

Monday, Nov 2 7 announcements195 jobs cut

Sunday, Nov 1 1 announcements

Saturday, Oct 31 2 announcements200 jobs cut

Friday, Oct 30 5 announcements816 jobs cut

Thursday, Oct 29 3 announcements275 jobs cut

Wednesday, Oct 28 5 announcements561 jobs cut

Tuesday, Oct 27 3 announcements24 jobs cut

Monday, Oct 26 3 announcements

Sunday, Oct 25 1 announcements600 jobs cut

Friday, Oct 23 4 announcements6,800 jobs cut

Thursday, Oct 22 1 announcements

Wednesday, Oct 21 6 announcements1,934 jobs cut

Tuesday, Oct 20 3 announcements102 jobs cut

Monday, Oct 19 2 announcements111 jobs cut

Saturday, Oct 17 1 announcements81 jobs cut

Friday, Oct 16 2 announcements199 jobs cut

Wednesday, Oct 14 2 announcements2,000 jobs cut

Tuesday, Oct 13 1 announcements150 jobs cut

Monday, Oct 12 2 announcements205 jobs cut

Wednesday, Oct 7 2 announcements

Tuesday, Oct 6 3 announcements1,099 jobs cut

Friday, Oct 2 1 announcements41 jobs cut

Thursday, Oct 1 5 announcements352 jobs cut

Wednesday, Sep 30 5 announcements1,450 jobs cut

Tuesday, Sep 29 1 announcements300 jobs cut

This list shows the last 45 days. Older layoffs are on the month pages below.

Layoff questions, answered with the numbers

How many layoffs have there been in 2026?

The Work Insiders tracker lists 319 layoff announcements from 282 companies in 2026, read from news headlines. Where a number of US jobs was given, they add up to 245,632 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 2026?

Amazon announced 30,000 job cuts on September 23, 2026, the largest single announcement on the tracker in 2026.

How many layoffs are because of AI?

10% of the layoff headlines in 2026 (33 of 319) 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.

Where does this layoff data 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 that are checked before they count. The number shown is the one in the headline, and every entry links to its source. Stories from outlets outside the United States are left out.

What is a WARN notice?

The federal WARN Act requires employers with 100 or more employees to give 60 days notice before a plant closing or a mass layoff of 50 or more workers at one site. States publish these notices, and some states set stricter rules. WARN notices often show a layoff before it reaches the news.

How can recruiters use a layoffs list?

Every layoff is a group of people with recent, relevant experience who may be open to a new role. Use "Find people" on each company to search LinkedIn for its employees, check the company's open roles to see which teams are still hiring, and reach out early, before the best people take the first offer.

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Tell us the company and what happened. A report with a link to a public source that names the company goes on the tracker straight away; anything else is checked first. Reader reports without a checked source are listed but not counted in the totals.

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 May 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.