Layoff news
Coverage and analysis of company layoffs, updated from verified sources.
Apple and Microsoft Report Information Technology Job Cuts
Apple and Microsoft reported workforce reductions affecting about 3,600 employees in Information Technology between Aug. 22–23, 2026.
Conduent Commerical Solutions and Norwesco Report Industrials Layoffs
Three WARN notices report a total of 86 worker reductions in the Industrials sector during Aug. 22–23, 2026 reporting period.
Tyson Foods Cuts 2,500 Jobs in Joslin; Diageo Files WARN for 305
Two Consumer Staples employers reported workforce reductions Aug. 22–23: Tyson closed its Joslin beef plant affecting 2,500 workers; Diageo filed a WARN for 305 roles.
Optum Cuts 57 Jobs; Tessera Therapeutics Reports Small WARN Notices
Health Care layoffs reported via WARN notices Aug. 22–23, 2026: Optum disclosed 57 cuts; Tessera Therapeutics filed two separate one-employee WARNs.
General Motors Cuts 1,380 Jobs; Starbucks and Lowe’s File WARN Notices
Consumer Discretionary layoffs Aug. 22–23, 2026: GM reduced 1,380 roles; Starbucks and Lowe’s submitted WARN notices covering 448 and 34 positions respectively.
Microsoft Corporation and Amazon.com, Inc. Among Firms Cutting Jobs Aug. 20–21
A two-day summary: 24 layoff actions impacted 5,453 employees across sectors including IT, consumer discretionary and health care.
80 Acres Farms Faces Class-Action After Alleged Sudden Shutdown; Smaller WARN Notices Filed by Multiple Firms
A federal suit says roughly 500 workers were terminated at 80 Acres Farms; several companies filed WARN notices for smaller cuts.
Corteva Agriscience Cuts 2 Jobs, WARN Filing Shows
Corteva Agriscience reported a two-person layoff in a WARN filing covering the Materials sector on Aug. 20–21, 2026.
Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase Report 77 Job Cuts in Financials
Two Financials-sector layoffs between Aug. 20–21, 2026, total 77 roles, per a WARN filing and The Des Moines Register.
AeroFarms Inc. Rescinds 266 Real Estate WARN Layoffs in Virginia
AeroFarms filed WARN notices for two rescinded workforce reductions affecting 266 workers in Ringgold, Va., Aug. 20–21, 2026.
Mission Foods and Stone Brewing Report Worker Reductions in Consumer Staples
WARN filings show Mission Foods and three Stone Brewing locations disclosed 148 job cuts in Consumer Staples between Aug. 20–21, 2026.
Amicus Therapeutics Cuts 58 Jobs; Exelixis Previously Cut 130
Health Care layoffs reported Aug. 20–21, 2026 include Amicus’s WARN notice for 58 cuts and prior Exelixis and Tessera WARN filings affecting 131 workers.