Job cuts tracker
Layoffs, buyouts, hiring freezes and closures announced by employers in every industry, from stories Sumzly has grouped. "Up to" figures are offers, eligibility or plans under consideration and are never added to the confirmed total. Denied reports are shown faded and not counted.
Jobs cut
145,093
confirmed · incl. 11,700 voluntary
Estimated
800
worked out from a stated %
Up to
6,235
offered, eligible or considering
Government
27,964
of confirmed · 26 hiring freezes not counted
Companies
200
Countries
17
Median share of workforce
4.0%
Cuts citing AI
30,359
8 companies
Companies to watch
Full list (0)Companies reported to be cost cutting or in financial distress. Only what sources state is shown, each with its link; Sumzly never predicts job numbers.
Biggest cuts
| Automotive | 50,000 jobs · up to 100,000 | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 4 Sept 2026 | by 2030 | 7 | |
| Dutch governmentAI | Government & public sector | 25,000 jobs | 160,016 | 16% | Public sector | Announced | 26 Oct 2026 | by 2035 | 2 |
| Novo Nordisk | Healthcare & pharma | 13,000 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 22 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Meta | Technology | 12,000 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Completed | 22 Oct 2026 | within one year | 2 |
| BarclaysAI | Banking & finance | 5,000 jobs | 79,900 est. | 6% | Planned cuts | Announced | 27 Oct 2026 | by 2026 | 6 |
| Integrated Care Boards | Healthcare & pharma | 4,500 jobs | — | — | Voluntary buyout / early retirement | Announced | 23 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Porsche | Automotive | up to 4,000 | — | — | Planned cuts | Rumoured / considering | 20 Sept 2026 | — | 2 |
| Jaguar Land Rover | Automotive | 4,000 jobs | — | — | Voluntary buyout / early retirement | Announced | 7 Sept 2026 | over the next two years | 7 |
| Technology | 3,200 jobs · up to 60,000 | 223,000 | 1% | Voluntary buyout / early retirement | In progress | 27 Oct 2026 | participating staff leave December 31, 2026 | 213 | |
| Heineken | Manufacturing | 3,000 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Completed | 5 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| Automotive | 2,500 jobs | 43,000 est. | 6% | Layoffs | Announced | 23 Oct 2026 | — | 2 | |
| National Australia Bank | Banking & finance | 2,500 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 20 Oct 2026 | — | 4 |
| Royal Mail | Government & public sector | 2,500 jobs | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 9 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Visa | Banking & finance | 2,000 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | In progress | 5 Aug 2026 | — | 5 |
| Freedom Forever | — | 1,600 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 29 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Etsy | Retail | 1,600 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 11 Aug 2026 | — | 2 |
| Flutter Entertainment | Media & entertainment | up to 1,400 | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 20 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Amazon | Technology | 1,000 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | In progress | 27 Oct 2026 | — | 9 |
| Media & entertainment | 1,000 jobs | 11,300 est. | 9% | Layoffs | Completed | 24 Oct 2026 | October | 14 | |
| eBay | Technology | 1,000 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 21 Oct 2026 | — | 7 |
| Legal & General | Banking & finance | 1,000 jobs | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 23 Sept 2026 | by mid-2027 | 1 |
| QVC Group, Inc. | — | 900 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 30 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| Unimetals Recycling (UK) Ltd | — | 607 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 29 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Hobbycraft | Retail | 600 jobs | — | — | Closure | Completed | 25 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| VCU Health contractor | Healthcare & pharma | 545 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 31 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| InnoData | Technology | 500 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Completed | 27 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Ulster University | Government & public sector | 500 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 25 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Consulting & professional services | up to 500 | 236,000 est. | 0.2% | Voluntary buyout / early retirement | Rumoured / considering | 20 Aug 2026 | — | 1 | |
| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation | — | 400 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 5 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| Technology | 359 jobs | 162,000 est. | 0.2% | Layoffs | In progress | 1 Sept 2026 | before its next fiscal quarter | 7 | |
| Depot (GDC Deutschland) | — | 350 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 27 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| Walt Disney | Media & entertainment | 300 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 30 Sept 2026 | 2026 | 1 |
| DP World | Logistics | 300 jobs | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 7 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| Clayton Glass | — | 290 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 29 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| School District of Palm Beach County | Government & public sector | 244 jobs | — | — | Public sector | Announced | 11 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| PayPal | Banking & finance | 220 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 4 Sept 2026 | August 31 | 7 |
| Banking & finance | up to 180 | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 26 Aug 2026 | — | 1 | |
| Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences | — | 165 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 5 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Government & public sector | 165 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Completed | 21 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| UK flooring specialist | Retail | 154 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 9 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Headlam | — | 154 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 9 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Technology | 150 jobs | 164,000 est. | 0.1% | Layoffs | In progress | 1 Sept 2026 | 2026 | 6 | |
| Banking & finance | 140 jobs | 37,032 est. | 0.4% | Layoffs | Announced | 22 Oct 2026 | — | 2 | |
| Healthcare & pharma | 130 jobs | 119,418 est. | 0.1% | Planned cuts | Announced | 2 Sept 2026 | — | 1 | |
| Valve Components Limited | — | 119 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 29 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Technology | 117 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Completed | 2 Sept 2026 | — | 1 | |
| BBC | Government & public sector | 110 jobs | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 24 Sept 2026 | — | 2 |
| Swiss Post | Government & public sector | 110 jobs | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 7 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| The Telegraph | Media & entertainment | 100 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 23 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Designers Guild | — | 93 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 29 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Technology | 93 jobs | 12,000 est. | 0.8% | Layoffs | Completed | 3 Sept 2026 | — | 13 | |
| Zillow | Technology | 91 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 7 Aug 2026 | — | 2 |
| McClatchy | Media & entertainment | 90 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Completed | 10 Sept 2026 | — | 3 |
| Energiekonzepte Deutschland | — | 86 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 29 Sept 2026 | — | 1 |
| Telia Lietuva | Telecoms | up to 85 | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 12 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Torsion Projects Limited | — | 54 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 27 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Lucky Voice | — | 53 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 28 Oct 2026 | — | 1 |
| Skyguide | Airlines & travel | 50 jobs | — | — | Planned cuts | Announced | 31 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| Bemix | — | 50 jobs | — | — | Layoffs | Announced | 20 Aug 2026 | — | 1 |
| DOE contractor at INL | Energy | up to 50 | — | — | Planned cuts | In progress | 3 Aug 2026 | this year | 1 |