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REPORTED · NEWSPublished Dec 24, 2025

University of Southern California Cuts Over 900 Staff Amid $200 Million Deficit

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
900
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~2.3%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Nov 6, 2025
900 OF 40,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Los Angeles, California.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

The University of Southern California has laid off over 900 staff members as part of a response to a significant budget deficit exceeding $200 million. This decision reflects the university's ongoing financial challenges and aims to stabilize its operations. The layoffs are part of broader efforts to manage costs and ensure the institution's sustainability in the face of fiscal pressures. The university's leadership has indicated that these cuts are necessary to align expenditures with available resources.

University of Southern California cut 900 jobs as of November 6, 2025.

That is roughly 2.3% 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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University of Southern California
Consumer Discretionary · 40,000 employees
47
EVENTS TRACKED
9,020
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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