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REPORTED · WARN NOTICEPublished Dec 10, 2025

University of Southern California Layoff — September 2025

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
54
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.1%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Sep 30, 2025
54 OF 40,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Trousdale Pkwy Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles County).

A WARN notice was filed on August 14, 2025.

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

Summary

University of Southern California disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice filed with the CA state workforce agency on August 14, 2025. The notice covers 54 employees in Trousdale Pkwy Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles County), with the layoff effective September 30, 2025.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 40,000 people University of Southern California employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 47 layoff events at University of Southern California since July 2023, affecting a combined 8,120 employees.

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LTLayoffTalk StaffStaff23 hours ago

University of Southern California cut 54 jobs in Trousdale Pkwy Los Angeles, CA on September 30, 2025. Were you affected, or do you know people who were? How was it handled — severance, notice, which teams? You can post anonymously below.

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University of Southern California
Consumer Discretionary · 40,000 employees
47
EVENTS TRACKED
9,020
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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