Starbucks Corporation Layoff — June 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGWashington State Employment Security Department· filed May 8, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Seattle, WA, USA (Permanent County).
Department affected: Technology.
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on May 8, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the WA state workforce agency.
Summary
Starbucks is planning to lay off 61 corporate technology workers at its Seattle Support Center as part of a reorganization of its technology department. Impacted positions include IT, cybersecurity, technical support and digital products; affected employees were notified in April and the cuts take effect beginning June 20 and continue through August. Starbucks said the terminations are permanent and that impacted workers were given at least 60 days' notice in a state worker adjustment and retraining notification. The cuts follow recent broader changes at the company, including earlier store closures, 900 non-retail job reductions last year, and plans to relocate up to 2,000 jobs to a new Nashville office focused on technology and support.
Starbucks Corporation disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the WA state workforce agency on May 8, 2026. The notice covers 61 employees in Seattle, WA (Permanent County), with the layoff effective June 20, 2026.
LayoffTalk has tracked 42 layoff events at Starbucks Corporation since June 2023, including 2,538 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 32 additional events known from news reporting.
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