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REPORTED · WARN NOTICEPublished Dec 10, 2025

Verizon Communications Inc. Layoff — January 2026

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
54
EFFECTIVE DATE
Jan 23, 2026
54 OF 101,200 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Walnut Creek, CA (Contra Costa County).

A WARN notice was filed on November 20, 2025.

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

Summary

Verizon Communications Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice filed with the CA state workforce agency on November 20, 2025. The notice covers 54 employees in Walnut Creek, CA (Contra Costa County), with the layoff effective January 23, 2026.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 101,200 people Verizon Communications Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 29 layoff events at Verizon Communications Inc. since September 2023, affecting a combined 53,161 employees.

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LTLayoffTalk StaffStaff22 hours ago

Verizon Communications Inc. cut 54 jobs in Walnut Creek, CA on January 23, 2026. If you were part of this round, what was your experience? Others going through it are reading. You can post anonymously below.

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Communication Services · 101,200 employees
29
EVENTS TRACKED
168K
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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CREATED DEC 10, 2025LAST UPDATED JUL 3, 2026