Tech layoffs tracker
Major layoffs (50+ employees) collected twice daily from public news. Weekly timeline, world-map breakdown by country, and a searchable feed of recent events with original-article links.
Across the last 12 months we have recorded 1,572,815 roles cut in 32 countries, counting only events of 50 employees or more.
| Company | Roles cut | Country | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen | 12,000 | Germany | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volkswagen | 47,000 | Germany | 24 Oct 2026 |
| BioWare | 400 | United States | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Debèvre | 57 | France | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Sunrise | 358 | Switzerland | 23 Oct 2026 |
| American Express | 3,500 | United States | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Telegraph | 100 | — | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Volvo | 2,500 | Sweden | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Volvo Cars | 2,500 | Sweden | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Meta | 12,000 | United States | 22 Oct 2026 |
| S&S Worldwide | 70 | United States | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Vicinay Cadenas | 60 | Spain | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Vicinay | 60 | Spain | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Barclays | 5,000 | United Kingdom | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Stada | 70 | Germany | 22 Oct 2026 |
| PacificSource | 134 | United States | 21 Oct 2026 |
| eBay | 1,000 | United States | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Electronic Arts | 400 | United States | 21 Oct 2026 |
| eBay | 1,100 | United States | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Portland Public Schools | 100 | — | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 60 | United States | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Vermont Information Processing | 66 | United States | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Provider Partners Health Plan | 161 | United States | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Cambridge Investment Research | 60 | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Paddy Power | 1,400 | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Country | Events | Roles cut |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 63 | 760,339 |
| United States | 335 | 607,929 |
| United Kingdom | 41 | 50,472 |
| India | 6 | 22,504 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 18,479 |
| Denmark | 4 | 17,158 |
| Brazil | 10 | 17,090 |
| France | 35 | 16,012 |
| Israel | 23 | 11,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 7,000 |
| Sweden | 8 | 6,780 |
| Spain | 27 | 6,718 |
| Argentina | 13 | 6,529 |
| Poland | 1 | 4,248 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 4,152 |
| Singapore | 1 | 3,200 |
| Finland | 3 | 1,782 |
| Australia | 3 | 1,700 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1,600 |
| Canada | 5 | 1,430 |
Method & attribution. Layoff events are collected twice daily from public news reporting, deduplicated per company and headcount, and limited to events affecting 50 or more employees. Headcounts are as reported in the source article. Free to cite with attribution to Xcout.