Meta Platforms and Apple Among Firms Reporting Layoffs Aug. 26–27

Meta Platforms, Inc. and Apple, Inc. were among companies that reported workforce reductions between August 26 and August 27, accounting for part of 4,698 employees affected across 29 layoff events, according to filings and media reports.

Overview

• Total layoff events: 29
• Total employees affected: 4,698
• Sectors reporting cuts included Consumer Staples, Communication Services, Health Care, Information Technology, Real Estate, Materials, and Industrials.

Key sector highlights

• Consumer Staples recorded 4 layoff events affecting 1,571 employees. Companies listed in this sector were Sodexo, Flying Food Group, LLC, Republic National Distributing Company, and Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Reporting sources include ETHRWorld.com for Sodexo, a WARN filing for Flying Food Group, LLC, and publications including straussborrelli.com, The Business Journals and MSN for Republic National Distributing Company, and Seven Days Vermont for Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.

• Communication Services recorded 4 layoff events affecting 1,554 employees. Reported companies included Meta Platforms, Inc. and T-Mobile US, Inc. Reporting for Meta Platforms, Inc. appears via International Business Times, zoomnews.in and The Business Journals (and separately via finance.biggo.com and MSN), while T-Mobile US, Inc. reporting was noted from outlets including 1170 KPUG-AM, Yakima Herald-Republic and local stations WBFF, KDNL, KATU.

• Health Care saw 10 layoff events affecting 260 employees. Affected firms listed were Cellares Corporation and Blue Shield of California, both cited via WARN filings with state regulators.

• Information Technology included 6 layoff events affecting 779 employees. Affected employers included Jabil Inc. and multiple entries for Apple, Inc. (Cupertino, Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, and Apple Inc. broadly). Reporting sources include WARN filings for Jabil Inc. and the Apple location filings, and coverage of Apple Inc. from SiliconValley.com, People Matters - HR News, and Gadget Review.

• Real Estate listed 2 events affecting 266 employees; the sole named company was AeroFarms Inc. - Rescinded.

• Materials included Silgan Containers with 1 event affecting 120 employees.

• Industrials logged 2 events affecting 148 employees, naming Haas Automation, Inc. and Amentum Holdings, Inc.

Reporting and attribution

The data for the period come from a mix of WARN filings with state regulators and media reports. Specific attributions in the reporting set include ETHRWorld.com, WARN filings, The Business Journals, MSN, Seven Days Vermont, International Business Times, local broadcast outlets, SiliconValley.com, People Matters - HR News, Gadget Review and others as noted above.

Detailed totals by sector and company are drawn from the supplied reporting for the August 26–27 window and reflect the counts and sources listed for each company.

(Report compiled from the supplied layoff records and cited sources.)