UPCOMING · ESTIMATED✓ VERIFIEDAdded Aug 6, 2026

Alphabet Inc. Layoff — September 2026

SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGWashington State Employment Security Department· filed August 5, 2026View the filing ↗

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED

PLANNED DATE

Sep 6, 2026

CONFIRMED IN SOURCE

52 OF 181,269 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Seattle and Kirkland, Washington, USA (Permanent County).

Department affected: software engineering (majority), managers, designers, and others.

A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on August 5, 2026.

Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the WA state workforce agency.

Summary

Google announced layoffs affecting 52 employees across several Washington locations, according to a WARN filing. The cuts impact roughly 21 workers at Kirkland facilities, about 8 at its Redmond office (17275 N.E. 67th Court), roughly 20 across three Seattle offices (620 Boren Ave, 1000 Mercer St, 520 Westlake Ave), and three remote Washington-based employees. Affected employees were notified between July 8 and Aug. 4, with separations expected to be finalized between Sept. 6 and Oct. 4 and are described as permanent; employees will receive pay and benefits through their termination. Software engineers made up the bulk of the layoffs, with managers and designers also impacted.

Alphabet Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the WA state workforce agency on August 5, 2026. The notice covers 52 employees in Kirkland, Redmond, Seattle, Remote, WA (Permanent County), with the layoff effective September 6, 2026.

LayoffTalk has tracked 56 layoff events at Alphabet Inc. since December 2022, including 1,758 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 32 additional events known from news reporting.