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University of Southern California Layoff — October 2025

SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGCalifornia Employment Development Department· filed September 14, 2025View the filing ↗

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
158
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.4%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Oct 3, 2025
158 OF 40,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Los Angeles, CA · 5 locations (Los Angeles County).

A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on September 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 recorded by the CA state workforce agency on September 14, 2025. The notice covers 158 employees in Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles County), with the layoff effective October 3, 2025.

The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 3 CA communities: Eastlake Ave Los Angeles, Los Angeles, San Pablo Street Los Angeles.

That is roughly 0.4% of the 40,000 people University of Southern California employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 41 layoff events at University of Southern California since July 2023, including 1,065 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 28 additional events known from news reporting.

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Official WARN notice
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U
University of Southern California
Consumer Discretionary · 40,000 employees
41
EVENTS TRACKED
1,065
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED AUG 27, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 28, 2026