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REPORTED · NEWSPublished Dec 24, 2025

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Laying Off Hundreds of Employees

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
300
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~5.0%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Oct 14, 2025
300 OF 6,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Pasadena, California, USA.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is laying off approximately 300 employees as part of a workforce reduction strategy. This decision comes amid budget constraints and a need to streamline operations. The layoffs will affect various departments within the facility located in Pasadena, California. JPL has been facing challenges in securing funding for its projects, which has necessitated these cuts to maintain financial stability. The layoffs are part of a broader trend affecting the aerospace sector, but JPL's specific situation highlights the impact of reduced government funding on its workforce.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) cut 300 jobs as of October 14, 2025.

That is roughly 5% of the 6,000 people Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 14 layoff events at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) since October 2023, affecting a combined 4,493 employees.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology)
Industrials · 6,000 employees
14
EVENTS TRACKED
5,043
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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CREATED DEC 24, 2025LAST UPDATED DEC 26, 2025