Samsung Electronics to Lay Off 918 Employees
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What we know
Location: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (headquarters move to Texas); Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.
Department affected: Samsung SDS (cloud computing and digital logistics) for the 179-role cut; corporate HQ roles for the 739-role cut.
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
The article reports Samsung Electronics is cutting a total of 918 positions in New Jersey tied to its headquarters relocation from Englewood Cliffs to Texas: 739 corporate positions at its HQ and an additional 179 roles at Samsung SDS's Ridgefield Park location, the company's cloud computing and digital logistics unit. The majority of the 739 HQ employees have received relocation offers, according to Reuters, while Investing.com tied the SDS cuts to the same relocation. The notices are part of WARN filings included in broader July layoff announcements in New Jersey, which noted multiple large employers trimming staff. The article frames the reductions as planned workforce moves linked to the headquarters relocation and provides no specific single calendar date for when the cuts will take effect.
LayoffTalk has tracked 6 layoff events at Samsung Electronics since September 2026, including 739 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 5 additional events known from news reporting.
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