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HelloFresh Closes NJ Distribution Center, Cutting 374 Jobs; Gerresheimer Adds 139 More Layoffs
High impactHelloFresh is shutting its Swedesboro, New Jersey distribution center, filing a WARN notice for 374 workers to be displaced by November as the company…
DOGE eliminated roughly 2,500 NOAA and National Weather Service positions in early 2025—about 17% of staff—along with a 10% budget cut, degrading…
Developers at Bethesda Game Studios, supported by the OneBGS union and the Communication Workers of America, held rallies across nine U.S…
Modesto-based Gallo, the largest wine producer in the U.S., is closing one of its facilities and laying off 20 workers, according to Wine Business…
General Motors will lay off 350 workers at its Lansing Grand River Assembly and Stamping plant and Lansing Regional Stamping facility beginning…
DOGE Cuts to NOAA Left Thousands of Staffing Gaps — and Industries Are Paying the Price
Medium impactDOGE-driven cuts in early 2025 eliminated roughly 2,500 NOAA and National Weather Service positions — representing an estimated 27,000 years of…
Frasers Group, the retail conglomerate behind Sports Direct and Flannels, is acquiring British luxury department store Harvey Nichols from its…
FedEx plans to lay off 173 workers across Southern California facilities in Palm Springs, Victorville, and San Diego as part of a restructuring…
Nebraska Governor Pillen has directed state agency leaders to cut staff and increase fees amid a $208 million current budget deficit and a projected…
DOGE-driven budget cuts and layoffs have eliminated more than 6,000 U.S…
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General Motors has filed a WARN Act notice for 361 layoffs across two Lansing, Michigan assembly facilities, with the cuts effective January 17, 2027…
Oracle is reportedly asking managers to identify employees for a new round of job cuts before September 1, months after eliminating approximately…
The Trump administration's elimination of more than 5,800 Forest Service positions has reduced experienced logistics and coordination staff, leaving…
FedEx, Staples, and LAZ Parking have collectively eliminated approximately 500 positions in Southern California, according to the L.A…
Three Ohio companies filed WARN notices in July 2026, affecting more than 1,500 workers in total…
Oracle is reportedly planning a new wave of layoffs this month, according to multiple sources cited by Business Insider and other outlets…
LinkedIn is closing its Tel Aviv development centre and laying off nearly all of its approximately 50 employees, with only a small number staying…
Tech companies in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties cut 7,295 jobs in the first half of 2026 — just 9% below the total for all of 2025 — putting…
Indoor vertical farming company 80 Acres Farms is permanently winding down operations after a prospective acquisition collapsed on Aug…
UK-based video game developer Supermassive Games, known for Until Dawn and The Quarry, has announced layoffs affecting up to 75 employees through a…
UK video game studio Supermassive Games has initiated a redundancy consultation that could result in up to 75 employee layoffs, marking its third…
Boston biotech Aura Biosciences is cutting approximately 20% of its workforce — roughly 22 positions based on its 113 full-time employees as of…
California's $250M Public Hospital Funding Falls Short as Medicaid Cuts Force Layoffs, Workforce Reductions
Medium impactCalifornia allocated $250 million to support public hospitals facing a funding crisis triggered by $1 trillion in federal Medicaid cuts, but local…
Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 announced it is eliminating approximately 12% of its workforce, or roughly 310 positions, as part of a restructuring plan…
id Software Dev Says Mass Layoffs Are Eroding Game Developer Motivation and Industry Quality
Medium impactid Software lead services programmer Chris Hayes publicly criticized Microsoft and the broader games industry for repeated mass layoffs that he says…
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N-able, a software company, reported Q2 2026 revenue of $138.2M (up 5.9% YoY) while simultaneously announcing a workforce reduction of approximately…
White House Science and Technology Adviser Michael Kratsios has pushed back on the idea that AI is the primary driver of recent tech-sector layoffs…
Despite massive AI investment, California, Oregon, and Washington tied for the second-highest unemployment rate in the U.S…
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CommonSpirit Health to Lay Off 175+ Workers Across 17 California Hospitals, Nurses Rally in Protest
High impactCommonSpirit Health has announced layoffs affecting more than 175 positions across 17 California hospitals, citing rising costs and financial…
Zillow is eliminating approximately 500 positions, representing 7% of its workforce, even as the company reports double-digit revenue growth…
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BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine — all owned by Live Nation subsidiary Veeps — suffered mass layoffs this week, with most…
Alabama City of Homewood Implements Hiring Freeze Amid Budget Restructuring, Raising Police Staffing Concerns
Medium impactThe City of Homewood, Alabama has paused hiring and promotions across all city departments while conducting an organizational assessment ahead of its…
Federal Research Cuts and State Funding Pressure Trigger Higher Ed Layoffs and Hiring Freezes
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Tigard-based senior care provider Avamere will lay off approximately 129 employees beginning in September, triggered by an agreement to transfer 26…
Cloudflare Cuts 1,100 Jobs as Part of AI-First Restructuring, Posts Strong Q2 Revenue Beat
High impactCloudflare reported Q2 2026 revenue of $696.1 million, up 36% year-over-year, beating analyst estimates, and raised its full-year outlook to…
TikTok's US entity is shutting down its Nashville office, resulting in 250 layoffs primarily affecting its content moderation team…
UCare, a Minnesota health plan, will lay off 102 employees at its Minneapolis facility as part of its ongoing wind-down process…
Portillo's has laid off 18% of employees at its Oak Brook, Illinois corporate headquarters, along with some field management roles, though…
Microsoft has laid off an undisclosed number of employees at Halo Studios just days after the launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved, with affected workers…
UCare, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit health insurer covering Medicaid and Medicare enrollees, has filed a federal WARN notice for approximately 102…
Mass Layoffs Expected at EA Following $55B Private Acquisition and $700M Cost-Cutting Plan
High impactElectronic Arts has gone private following its $55 billion acquisition by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Affinity Partners, and Silver Lake…
Electronic Arts has been taken private in a $55 billion buyout led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, leaving the company with $18 billion in…
Citibank Files WARN Notice for 59 More Hudson County Layoffs, Continuing NJ Workforce Reductions
High impactCitibank has filed a WARN notice with the New Jersey Department of Labor indicating 59 Hudson County employees will be laid off effective October 31…
Illinois Plans to Cut 250 Jobs at Choate Mental Health Center Amid Union and Local Opposition
High impactThe Illinois Department of Human Services has announced plans to lay off approximately 250 of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center's 524…
Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman announced a layoff of just over 500 employees — approximately 7% of the company's roughly 7,058-person workforce — citing…
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A new GAO report finds that more than 4,300 FEMA staffers departed in Fiscal Year 2025, more than double the agency's typical departure rate, putting…
Game Studio Refactor Games Lays Off 85% of Staff Two Months After Netflix FIFA Title Launch
High impactRefactor Games, the studio behind Netflix's FIFA World Cup Launch Edition, laid off approximately 80 employees—roughly 85% of its workforce—after…
Five Illinois businesses have filed WARN Act notices for layoffs totaling more than 770 workers in August 2026…
The Oregon Department of Transportation is confronting a $200 million budget shortfall for the 2027–29 cycle, driven by inflation and declining gas…
Hundreds of El Paso Teachers Exit Classrooms as Districts Use Buyouts to Manage Enrollment-Driven Workforce Cuts
Medium impactEl Paso's three largest school districts saw roughly 820 teachers retire, resign, or be terminated in the last fiscal year — nearly 10% of their…
California public school enrollment has dropped nearly 8% over the past decade — close to half a million fewer students — driven by declining birth…
More than 124,000 tech jobs have been eliminated in the first seven months of 2026, exceeding the roughly 122,000 layoffs recorded across all of 2025…
Pixar Animation Studios has filed a WARN notice with California announcing plans to lay off 108 employees at its Emeryville headquarters, with most…
Optum Services, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, is shutting down its Osco pharmacy in Moline, Illinois, resulting in layoffs of 98 employees…
ServiceNow has filed WARN Act notices for approximately 287 layoffs across its Santa Clara headquarters (154 positions) and San Diego office (133…
Seattle's housing market has become one of the softest in the country, with home prices down 1.8% year-over-year in May, driven in part by ongoing…
August Layoff Wave: Walmart, Amazon, FedEx, NBCUniversal Among Companies Filing WARN Notices
High impactA new wave of WARN Act filings signals layoffs taking effect in August across industries including retail, tech, manufacturing, and healthcare…
Optum Services, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, is shuttering its divvyDose pharmacy in Moline, Illinois, resulting in 98 layoffs beginning August…
Estrella del Paso Closes Legal Aid Program for Unaccompanied Children, Laying Off 13 Staff
Medium impactEstrella del Paso, a nonprofit legal services organization affiliated with the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, has shut down its legal aid program for…
ServiceNow laid off approximately 3,000 employees and Visa cut 2,600 workers this week, adding to the ongoing wave of tech sector workforce…
Double Fine Lays Off 23 Staff After Microsoft Separation; Xbox Revenue Falls $1.7B in FY2026
High impactDouble Fine Productions has laid off 23 employees following its separation from Microsoft's Xbox division, with studio head Tim Schafer citing the…
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson received $38.6 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2026 — 305 times the company's median employee salary…
Crypto exchange Luno is eliminating 20% of its global workforce — its second major round of layoffs in three years, following a 35% cut in January…
Daimler Truck North America will relocate production from its Portland, Oregon facility to plants in North Carolina and South Carolina, eliminating…
Tencent has cut 80 employees at LIGHTSPEED LA, its North American subsidiary developing the AAA title 'Last Sentinel,' citing a shift in the project's…
Milwaukee Public Schools held a hiring event in Chicago targeting laid-off Chicago Public Schools teachers, aiming to fill approximately 350 vacancies…
Meta Q2 Profit Falls 14% as Severance Costs from Layoffs and Legal Expenses Weigh on Results
High impactMeta Platforms reported a 14% decline in Q2 2026 net income to $15.85 billion, despite revenue surging 28% to $60.8 billion, as $1.18 billion in…
PennyMac Financial Services reported Q2 2026 net income of $22 million, down 84% year-over-year, as higher interest rates suppressed mortgage…
Pennymac has eliminated an undisclosed number of positions in its lending and mortgage fulfillment operations, citing sustained high interest rates…
Double Fine Productions has laid off 23 employees — roughly 25% of its workforce — following its full separation from Xbox and return to independent…
Boston Scientific is laying off a portion of its Houston workforce and relocating those positions to Minnesota, the company announced…
Visa is cutting approximately 2,600 jobs — about 7% of its global workforce — as the San Francisco-based payments company restructures its technology…
Acting DNI Bill Pulte announced a fifth and 'near final' round of staff cuts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, bringing the…
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced a fifth 'near final' round of terminations at the Office of the Director of National…
London-based smartphone maker Nothing has confirmed an internal restructuring that will result in job cuts, while co-founder Akis Evangelidis denied…
Monday.com announced a 20% workforce reduction (roughly 600 employees) tied to an AI-driven restructuring, joining a wave of major tech companies that…
The staffing giant is trimming back-office and shared-services headcount in Texas as client demand softens in industrial and logistics placements…
More Than Half of Laid-Off Workers Have Considered Accepting Lower Pay to Get Back to Work
High impactA new Glassdoor poll finds 57% of U.S…