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πŸ“‰ Biggest layoffs announced in 2026

Updated Oct 14, 2026 Β· Sources: news reports

15 announcements so far, about 133,000 jobs in all

  1. 1 UPS up to 30,000
  2. 2 Oracle ~21,000
  3. 3 Volkswagen ~19,000
  4. 4 Amazon 16,000
  5. 5 Omnicom ~15,000
  6. 6 Meta 8,000
  7. 7 Microsoft 4,800
  8. 8 Dow 4,500
  9. 9 Cisco ~4,000
  10. 10 Uber 3,300
  11. 11 Intuit ~3,000
  12. 12 Nike 1,400
  13. 13 Citigroup ~1,000
  14. 14 Disney ~1,000
  15. 15 Netflix NEW ~1,000

Each company links to the news report its number comes from. Every entry is checked against its source before it's added. Announced cuts can happen over months, or partly through buyouts.

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Layoff announcements in 2026 so far:

1. UPS: Up to 30,000 employees
2. Oracle: ~21,000 employees
3. Volkswagen: ~19,000 employees
4. Amazon: 16,000 employees
5. Omnicom: ~15,000 employees
6. Meta: 8,000 employees
7. Microsoft: 4,800 employees
8. Dow: 4,500 employees
9. Cisco: ~4,000 employees
10. Uber: 3,300 employees
11. Intuit: ~3,000 employees
12. Nike: 1,400 employees
13. Citigroup: ~1,000 employees
14. Disney: ~1,000 employees
15. Netflix: ~1,000 employees

That's about 133,000 jobs at 15 companies.
New in October: Netflix.

Every number is checked against a news report. Full list with sources:
icefallai.com/news/lists?period=layoffs

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πŸ—“οΈ Layoffs announced each month in 2026

January – October 2026 Β· Sources: news reports

Jobs in the announcements on our list, by the month they were announced

  1. January 51,500
  2. February none on our list
  3. March 21,000
  4. April 10,400
  5. May 7,000
  6. June 19,000
  7. July 4,800
  8. August none on our list
  9. September 18,300
  10. October 1,000

Counts only the announcements on the list above, so smaller layoffs aren't included.

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