Upcoming layoffs

Layoff at Republic National Distributing Company of Texas, LLC · ~157 roles

Layoff at Republic National Distributing Company · ~321 roles

Layoff at Young's Market Company, LLC · ~78 roles

Apple to Cut 147 Software and ML Roles at Cupertino and Sunnyvale Offices · ~147 roles

Apple announced it will eliminate 147 positions across its Cupertino headquarters and two Sunnyvale offices, with the reductions concentrated in software engineering and machine learning teams tied to the Vision Pro headset and the Siri digital assistant. The layoffs are scheduled to begin on October 19, 2026, and represent part of a broader reorientation toward smartglasses and AI priorities as well as an upcoming leadership transition. The Cupertino campus is slated to lose 79 employees, while the two Sunnyvale sites will shed 40 and 28 workers respectively. This action is one of five WARN notices Apple has filed in 2026, bringing its disclosed total for the year to 282 positions, and follows prior small cuts such as 57 roles in Escondido in June.

Layoff at Apple Inc. · ~40 roles

Layoff at Apple Inc. · ~79 roles

Layoff at Apple Inc. · ~28 roles

Layoff at Starbucks Corporation · ~224 roles

Cornerstone Building Brands to permanently cut jobs at Kearney factory · ~61 roles

Cornerstone Building Brands notified Missouri officials of a planned permanent workforce reduction at its Kearney, Missouri facility, with technicians, forklift operators and machine operators among those expected to lose their jobs around October 19, 2026. The report says more than 60 factory workers are headed for permanent layoffs this October. The timing coincides with heightened political scrutiny ahead of November elections and broader debates over trade policy and manufacturing employment. Local reactions on social media highlighted worker anxiety about reduced overtime and scarce steady work, and the layoffs became a focal point in discussions about Missouri voting patterns and economic policy.

Layoff at TT Commerce & Global Services · ~75 roles

Layoff at Stone Brewing CO., LLC - Citracado Parkway · ~50 roles

Layoff at Stone Brewing Co., LLC - Harmony Grove · ~2 roles

Layoff at Stone Brewing Co., LLC - Executive Place · ~6 roles

Starbucks to cut 224 corporate and remote roles at Seattle HQ and remote staff · ~224 roles

Starbucks announced a planned layoff of 224 employees affecting corporate staff at its Seattle headquarters and remote workers, according to a WARN notice. The company said the first separations are expected to begin on October 19, 2026, with all separations completed by November 1, 2026; 120 affected employees work at the Seattle headquarters (employees who declined to relocate to Nashville) and 104 are remote. The cuts are described as a small portion of Starbucks' global workforce of 381,000 (fiscal 2025) and follow earlier rounds of reductions, including nearly 1,000 layoffs in December 2025 and prior cuts totaling more than 2,000 employees over the past two years. Starbucks framed the moves as part of cost-cutting and restructuring under new CEO Brian Niccol, who has previously reduced non-retail headcount.

TikTok to cut 75 jobs at Bellevue Lincoln Square North office · ~75 roles

TikTok, Inc. notified the Washington State Employment Security Department that it will lay off 75 employees from its Bellevue facility in Lincoln Square North, citing restructuring and calling the cuts "necessary." The company said affected workers who do not find internal positions or accept offers will have a last day of Oct. 19 and that employees received at least 60 days' notice; it also noted the move is not tied to relocating or contracting out operations and that impacted workers have no union representation or bumping rights. The affected roles are largely management positions, data scientists, and software engineers. The article also references a separate recent announcement that TikTok is closing its Nashville office and laying off 250 employees there, and places these cuts in the context of broader Seattle-area tech reductions.

Layoff at Blue Shield of California · ~4 roles

Layoff at Blue Shield of California · ~2 roles

Cellares to eliminate about 100 positions after BMS ends partnership · ~100 roles

Cellares Corporation plans to permanently eliminate about 100 positions effective Oct. 20, 2026, after Bristol Myers Squibb terminated a partnership alleging Cellares' automated Cell Shuttle system could not meet requirements to manufacture the CAR-T therapy Breyanzi. The layoffs were disclosed in a WARN Act filing sent to BioSpace by California’s Employment Development Department and were framed by Cellares as a response to the loss of the key contract. Cellares’ CEO noted staff reductions on LinkedIn but did not name the pharma partner or give details; the WARN filing lists a wide range of affected roles including senior staff across engineering, marketing, recruitment and software, as well as an alliance manager, a janitorial specialist and the VP of commercial operations. Cellares disputes BMS's characterization of its system and emphasized prior clinical GMP production using Cell Shuttle, while noting the company had raised $257 million earlier in its push toward commercial-scale production.

Layoff at Blue Shield of California · ~8 roles

Layoff at Blue Shield of California · ~3 roles

Layoff at Blue Shield of California · ~1 role

Layoff at Blue Shield of California · ~12 roles

Layoff at Blue Shield of California · ~5 roles

Layoff at Blue Shield of California · ~25 roles

Layoff at Insteel Wire Products Company · ~65 roles

Insteel Wire Products Company is cutting 65 jobs as it shuts an Ohio plant. The company announced the workforce reduction in connection with the closure of the Ohio facility, resulting in the elimination of 65 positions. The move reflects a consolidation of operations (the article cites the plant shutdown as the reason) and will directly affect employees at that Ohio location. No specific department beyond the plant location was identified, nor was a precise date for the cuts provided in the article.