Uber, Oracle and Amazon Among Firms Reporting Cuts Sept. 17–18

Layoff snapshot: Sept. 17–18, 2026

Between September 17 and September 18, companies across multiple sectors reported workforce reductions that together affected 8,064 employees in 21 separate layoff actions.

Sector breakdown and key companies

• Information Technology led in scale with 8 layoff actions affecting 4,712 employees. Notable employers in this sector reporting cuts included Uber Technologies, Inc. and Oracle Corporation, with an additional entry for Oracle Pleasanton Campus. Reporting sources for Uber Technologies, Inc. included The Economic Times, Analytics Insight and newsdrum.in, and Uber Technologies, Inc. also appeared in a WARN filing with state regulators. Oracle Corporation was reported by FOX 13 Seattle and via WARN filings; Oracle Pleasanton Campus was reported in a WARN filing with state regulators.

• Consumer Discretionary saw 4 layoff actions affecting 1,457 employees. This group included Amazon.com, Inc., Wonder Group, and Headquarters Hotel Mgmt, LLC d/b/a Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel. Coverage for Amazon.com, Inc. came from Yahoo, tcpalm.com and WPEC. Wonder Group was noted in a WARN filing and covered by New Jersey Hills Media Group, Yahoo Finance and the Bergen Record. The Sheraton Atlantic City hotel action was reported in a WARN filing with state regulators.

• Financials recorded 3 layoff actions impacting 440 employees. Affected firms included Truist Financial Corporation and Wells Fargo & Company. Reporting on Truist Financial Corporation appeared on straussborrelli.com and in The Business Journals, and also via a WARN filing; Wells Fargo & Company was reported by The Des Moines Register.

• Consumer Staples recorded 2 actions affecting 467 workers, including Amy’s Kitchen, Inc. The company’s reductions were reported by Hoodline and The Press Democrat.

• Single layoff actions were reported in other sectors: Industrials (Cascade View Fruit & Cold Storage, LLC, 259 employees; reported via a WARN filing), Health Care and Social Assistance (Health First Inc., and Health First Shared Services, Inc., 215 employees), Materials (Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., 95 employees), and Health Care (Owens & Minor, 419 employees).

Aggregate figures

• Total layoff actions: 21
• Total employees affected: 8,064

All attributions in this report reflect the sources listed with each company’s entry, including news outlets and WARN filings with state regulators as noted in the reporting details provided.