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REPORTED · WARN NOTICEPublished May 20, 2026

Starbucks Corporation Layoff — July 2026

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
252
EFFECTIVE DATE
Jul 17, 2026

What we know

Location: Seattle, WA (Permanent County).

A WARN notice was filed on May 15, 2026.

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

Summary

Starbucks Corporation disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice filed with the WA state workforce agency on May 15, 2026. The notice covers 252 employees in Seattle, WA (Permanent County), with the layoff effective July 17, 2026.

LayoffTalk has tracked 43 layoff events at Starbucks Corporation since June 2023, affecting a combined 14,005 employees.

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Anonymous by default. Be kind — people reading this may be going through it right now.

LTLayoffTalk StaffStaff21 hours ago

Starbucks Corporation cut 252 jobs in Seattle, WA on July 17, 2026. If you were part of this round, what was your experience? Others going through it are reading. You can post anonymously below.

SOURCE
Official WARN notice
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Consumer Cyclical
43
EVENTS TRACKED
26K
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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CREATED MAY 20, 2026LAST UPDATED JUL 3, 2026