Tyson Foods to Lay Off 1,700 Employees at Amarillo Beef Facility

Tyson Foods, Inc. is set to reduce operations at its beef facility in Amarillo, Texas, impacting approximately 1,700 employees. This decision comes as part of a broader trend of job cuts in the industry, with the company also shutting down a beef processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska, which will result in around 3,200 job losses. The layoffs are part of Tyson's ongoing adjustments to its operations amid a challenging labor market. Specific dates for the layoffs have not been disclosed, but they are expected to occur in the near future.

Tyson Foods, Inc. cut 1,700 jobs in TX.

That is roughly 1.2% of the 138,000 people Tyson Foods, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 26 layoff events at Tyson Foods, Inc. since October 2023, including 5,777 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 22 additional events known from news reporting.