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REPORTED · WARN NOTICEPublished Dec 10, 2025

University of Southern California Layoff — October 2025

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
259
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.6%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Oct 31, 2025
259 OF 40,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

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

A WARN notice was filed on October 27, 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 October 27, 2025. The notice covers 259 employees in Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles County), with the layoff effective October 31, 2025.

That is roughly 0.6% 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 259 jobs in Los Angeles, CA on October 31, 2025. Were you affected, or do you know people who were? How was it handled — severance, notice, which teams? You can post anonymously below.

SOURCE
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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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