USC to Cut 65 IT Jobs; ETS files WARN for 62 Roles
University of Southern California and Educational Testing Service filed WARN notices for layoffs in the Consumer Discretionary sector on Sept. 11–12, 2026.
USC and ETS Report Consumer Discretionary Layoffs (Sept. 11–12, 2026)
University of Southern California and Educational Testing Service submitted WARN notices reporting workforce reductions in the Consumer Discretionary sector during the September 11–12, 2026 reporting period. The filings detail specific employee counts and timing for the planned job cuts.
Reported layoffs
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University of Southern California filed a WARN notice, per the Los Angeles Daily News, reporting a planned layoff of 65 workers in the Viterbi School of Engineering tied to a restructuring of information technology operations. The filing stated notifications began the week of Aug. 31 and that layoffs will occur between Nov. 4 and Dec. 3; affected roles listed include programmer analysts, software engineers, program directors, web developers, computer services consultants, network engineers and distance education operations engineers (Los Angeles Daily News).
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In addition, multiple WARN filings with state regulators listed smaller, separate USC workforce reductions totaling 63 employees across several entries: 4, 2, 15, 1, 1, 7, 1, 5, 8, and 21 affected employees respectively. Those notices were recorded as filed with state regulators.
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Educational Testing Service filed a WARN notice with state regulators reporting planned cuts of 62 employees, according to the WARN filing.
Combined filings in the period covered show 192 employees affected across the reported Consumer Discretionary WARN notices and announcements included in the submitted records.
Timing and scope
The USC Los Angeles Daily News filing specifies notification and layoff windows beginning the week of Aug. 31 with job separations occurring between Nov. 4 and Dec. 3. The separate WARN filings with state regulators for USC and ETS list dates associated with their respective notices.
Closing
The records reviewed for Sept. 11–12, 2026 show WARN notices and public reporting documenting planned Consumer Discretionary layoffs by University of Southern California and Educational Testing Service, totaling 192 employees affected across the included filings.