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REPORTED · NEWSPublished Dec 24, 2025

FedEx Lays Off American Workers While Hiring H-1B Employees

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
500
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.2%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Dec 21, 2025
500 OF 306,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Plano, Texas.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

FedEx Corporation (Plano) has recently laid off approximately 500 American workers while simultaneously hiring hundreds of H-1B employees. This decision comes shortly after the company secured a $2.2 billion federal contract, raising concerns about the impact on domestic employment. The layoffs reflect a broader trend of companies prioritizing foreign labor over local workforce, sparking discussions about job security for American workers. The layoffs have not been specified to any particular department, indicating a potential widespread impact across the organization.

FedEx Corporation cut 500 jobs as of December 21, 2025.

That is roughly 0.2% of the 306,000 people FedEx Corporation employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 63 layoff events at FedEx Corporation since October 2023, affecting a combined 18,788 employees.

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FedEx CorporationFDX
Industrials · 306,000 employees
63
EVENTS TRACKED
35K
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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