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US layoff statistics (2026)

Live statistics on US layoffs, compiled from official WARN filings, news reports, and community submissions. Numbers on this page update as new events are tracked — last updated Oct 27, 2026. Free to cite with attribution.

4,100
Layoff events in 2026
232,222
Jobs cut in WARN filings, 2026
1,548
Companies with layoffs in 2026
1,509
Reported in news coverage, 2026

We have recorded 4,100 layoff events so far in 2026, against 3,319 by the same point in 2025. A further 1,428 announced layoffs are still upcoming, covering 36,869 jobs in filings not yet in effect. Since Nov 26, 2018, LayoffTalk has recorded 11,576 layoff events across 3,812 companies, of which 8,599 are state WARN filings accounting for 666,803 jobs.

Why we do not publish one combined headcount. Job totals here count WARN filings only. Each filing is a separate legal notice for a named site, so adding them counts every job once and can be checked against the state’s own list. Figures from news coverage cannot be added the same way: one announcement is written up by many outlets, and a company-wide programme is reported alongside the individual rounds inside it, so a combined total would count the same jobs repeatedly. Those events are counted, but no figure is taken from them: the largest reported numbers are the least reliable ones we hold — a company’s total headcount read as a layoff, a figure from a previous year, a round number inferred from “hundreds of thousands” — so quoting one as a headline would put the weakest evidence on this page in its most prominent place.

Read year-over-year with care. These counts measure layoff events we recorded, not every layoff that happened. Our coverage of state WARN filings has expanded substantially over time, so a year with more recorded events partly reflects wider collection rather than a worse labour market. Totals are also conservative: events with no publicly stated headcount contribute zero employees.

Layoffs by month

MONTHLAYOFF EVENTSWARN-FILED JOBS
Oct 202628825,199
Sep 202622817,250
Aug 202626018,496
Jul 202641223,239
Jun 202651023,897
May 202652127,878
Apr 202663334,607
Mar 202643117,754
Feb 202636218,893
Jan 202645525,009
Dec 202551644,338
Nov 202533227,032
Oct 202543621,983
Sep 202549516,618
Aug 202535517,129
Jul 202539131,387
Jun 202541523,355
May 202526813,545
Apr 202525013,527
Mar 202533618,252
Feb 20252699,721
Jan 202520412,747
Dec 20241569,685
Nov 2024717,208

The most recent months fill in as WARN filings and news reports are processed, so current-month totals always read low at first.

Most layoff events by company (2026)

Amazon.com, Inc.155 EVENTSMeta Platforms, Inc.58 EVENTSKnight Facilities Management, Inc.49 EVENTSConduent47 EVENTSBlue Shield of California35 EVENTSOracle Corporation29 EVENTSFedEx Corporation26 EVENTSRepublic National Distributing Company26 EVENTSSpirit Airlines26 EVENTSSentinel Transportation, LLC25 EVENTS

Layoffs by state (2026)

California1,444 EVENTSNew York320 EVENTSFlorida265 EVENTSTexas226 EVENTSNew Jersey201 EVENTSOhio175 EVENTSIllinois145 EVENTSWashington140 EVENTSMassachusetts100 EVENTSGeorgia97 EVENTS

Layoffs by industry (2026)

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services81 EVENTSOther Services (except Public Administration)80 EVENTSHealth Care and Social Assistance62 EVENTSTransportation and Warehousing57 EVENTSFinance and Insurance40 EVENTSManufacturing39 EVENTSInformation36 EVENTSRetail Trade34 EVENTSAccommodation and Food Services33 EVENTSReal Estate and Rental and Leasing14 EVENTS

Largest layoffs of 2026

Jan 27, 2026UPS to cut a further 30,000 positions during 202630,000Mar 31, 2026Oracle cuts ~21,000 positions during fiscal year, begins another round in Septemberglobal21,000Mar 1, 2026Citigroup cuts 20,000 roles by 2026 under Fraser restructuring20,000May 2, 2026Spirit Airlines ceases operations, ending about 17,000 jobscompany-wide17,000Jan 26, 2026Amazon cuts a further 16,000 corporate jobsSeattle, Washington, United States, WA16,000Jul 3, 2026Cognizant Announces 15,000 Layoffs Impacting Workforce in IndiaIndia15,000Mar 31, 2026Oracle reportedly cuts about 12,000 roles in India in March 31 roundIndia12,000May 1, 2026Estee Lauder raises planned reductions to up to 10,000 roles10,000Jul 10, 2026SAP cut nearly 10,000 jobs in 2022 restructuring tied partly to AIWalldorf, Germany10,000Aug 4, 2026Meta Platforms' Project OT eliminates roughly 8,000 jobs amid AI restructuringMenlo Park, California, United States, CA8,000

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About these numbers

Events combine official WARN notices from state labor departments, verified news reports, and community submissions. Employee counts reflect figures stated in filings or reporting; events without a public headcount contribute zero, so totals are conservative.

State and industry breakdowns include only events where that detail is known. Read the full methodology.

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