Apple, Netflix and Barclays Among Firms Cutting Jobs Oct. 27–28; Centene, Teva Report Major Health‑Care Reductions
Twelve companies announced layoffs Oct. 27–28 affecting 15,891 employees across health care, finance, tech and retail.
Apple Inc., Netflix, Inc. and Barclays Services Corporation were among a group of companies that disclosed workforce reductions between October 27 and October 28, 2026, affecting a total of 15,891 employees across 12 employers.
Overview
- Total employers reporting layoffs: 12. Total employees affected: 15,891.
- Sectors with the largest counts were Health Care (3 companies, 5,969 employees) and Financials (1 company, 5,000 employees).
Key company actions and sources
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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. reported layoffs via a WARN filing with state regulators, contributing to the health-care sector reductions.
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Centene Corporation reported workforce cuts affecting the health-care sector; the announcement was reported by Healthcare Dive.
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Urban Resource Institute also reported reductions through a WARN filing with state regulators, adding to the health-care total.
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Barclays Services Corporation disclosed cuts impacting 5,000 employees, as reported by Global Banking & Finance Review, CNBC, and Firstpost.
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Apple Inc. reported layoffs affecting part of the Information Technology sector; coverage came from PressReader, NBC Bay Area, and streamlinefeed.co.ke. The Information Technology sector accounted for 214 employees across Apple Inc. and Intel Corporation.
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Intel Corporation filed a WARN with state regulators reporting job reductions included in the Information Technology totals.
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Electronic Arts Inc. and Netflix, Inc. together accounted for 1,050 layoffs in Communication Services. The EA reductions were reported by Startup Fortune; Netflix, Inc. was covered by CNBC, Cartoon Brew, and Page Six.
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In Materials, Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. reported layoffs totaling 500 employees, with reporting by Toronto Star, thecanadianpressnews.ca, and BNN Bloomberg.
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Georg Fischer Signet LLC reported reductions via a WARN filing with state regulators, representing 107 employees in Industrials.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company filed a WARN with state regulators for workforce reductions affecting 51 employees in Consumer Discretionary.
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The Kroger Co. reported actions affecting 3,000 employees in Consumer Staples, with reporting from WLUK, WSMH, and Yahoo Finance.
Sector summary
- Health Care: 3 companies, 5,969 employees (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc; Centene Corporation; Urban Resource Institute).
- Financials: 1 company, 5,000 employees (Barclays Services Corporation).
- Information Technology: 2 companies, 214 employees (Apple Inc.; Intel Corporation).
- Communication Services: 2 companies, 1,050 employees (Electronic Arts Inc.; Netflix, Inc.).
- Materials: 1 company, 500 employees (Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.).
- Industrials: 1 company, 107 employees (Georg Fischer Signet LLC).
- Consumer Discretionary: 1 company, 51 employees (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company).
- Consumer Staples: 1 company, 3,000 employees (The Kroger Co.).
Reporting notes
Where available, this summary attributes each company’s disclosure to the specific source listed by the reporting entity, including WARN filings with state regulators and named media outlets.
All figures and attributions are drawn from company reports, WARN filings and the media sources specified in the reporting list for the period Oct. 27–28, 2026.