The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new round of cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, executive pay reductions, and a scaled-back production schedule, as it continues to grapple with financial instability, according to reporting by the The... — read more 

A North Country health care system is preparing to lay off more than 100 employees. North Star Health Alliance made the announcement Monday afternoon. The layoffs include management, clinical, and non-clinical... — read more 

Polygon has reportedly laid off nearly 30% of its workforce, based on insider information and emerging social media reports. The cuts follow Polygon’s pivot toward stablecoin payments and its $250 million acquisition of Coinme and Sequence. -... — read more 

On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Noridian Healthcare Solutions announced a reduction in force that affected about 7% of Noridian's employees. That's according to Cailin Shovkoplyas, communications manager for Noridian, who added that the change is connected... — read more 

More biotech companies continue to reduce their workforce, with layoffs stretching into mid-2026, underscoring the sustained pressure facing the sector as funding remains tight and strategic priorities... — read more 

After a challenging year defined by stagnant pay, slower hiring, and shifting workplace rules, many employees are heading into 2026 without high hopes. Around 65% believe the U.S. job market will either remain unchanged or weaken compared to 2025. At... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/blackrock-cut-around-250-jobs-latest-layoffs-2026-01-13/

In the last year, AI-related layoffs have started to feel routine, showing up nearly every week in corporate announcements. Businesses in multiple sectors are increasingly citing “efficiency improvements” from artificial intelligence as the reason... — read more 

Dozens of people are preparing for layoffs at a mining company in North Central Florida. Officials from Chemours say 75 employees are being laid off in early March. They listed “economic competitiveness” as a reason for the layoffs. Employees at... — read more 

What's the most reliable source for the total number of layoffs in 2025? Google and ChatGPT have been no help, since they give me many, many different results/answers.

Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise-software powerhouse IgniteTech, was unwavering as he reflected on the most radical decision of his decades-long career. In early 2023, convinced generative AI was an “existential” transformation, Vaughan looked at his... — read more 

More than a third of the Agriculture Department’s food inspectors left government last year. Over a quarter of Social Security’s IT management is gone. The Treasury Department is down about 4,000 tax examiners, or about 26... — read more 

Telfair Museums cut about 15% of staff amid funding shortfalls; former employees describe abrupt Zoom firings and question the board-approved... — read more 

Companies are frozen by tariff uncertainty and AI expectations, while workers are stuck in a job market with very little hiring or firing. New figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the hiring rate has dropped to 3.2%, the lowest in more... — read more 

Companies such as Angi and Tailwind have said they're trimming staff this year. Most recently, Angi cited AI as a factor in its decision to shed around 350 jobs. See the list of companies letting workers go in... — read more 

U.S. logistics, manufacturing and supply-chain firms have started 2026 with a surge of layoffs, facility closures and bankruptcy filings, affecting more than 2,200 workers nationwide. State notices and court records show job cuts spanning rail... — read more 

Tessera Therapeutics is planning to lay off 90 employees, the Flagship-founded biotech has warned. In a state layoff notice posted Wednesday, Tessera explained that the workforce reduction will affect employees based in a number of U.S. states... — read more 

This has been confirmed in a statement on social media, where CEO Denny Unger revealed that "due to industry forces beyond control" the developer is being forced to lay off around 70% of its staff, with the cuts happening as of tomorrow, January 7... — read more 

A workforce reduction began today at the Ultium Cells battery manufacturing plant in Lordstown. The company moved forward with a planned mass layoff involving 1,334 hourly employees. The facility is a joint venture between General Motors and LG... — read more 

A number of industries relying on in-person interaction and customers have faced steep declines in employment, a new U.S. Census Bureau report has found. https://www.newsweek.com/us-industries-that-have-suffered-worst-job-losses-11296028

The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of staff who are at the forefront of disaster response and recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week, according to internal emails obtained by CNN and sources familiar with the... — read more 

According to a report by CNBC citing consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, AI was responsible for nearly 55,000 layoffs in the U.S. in 2025. This comes during a year that had the highest number of layoffs since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic... — read more 

“Sprinkles, the iconic California cupcake company, has announced a ‘winding down’ of operations at its remaining 15 retail locations, blindsiding employees last minute with the not-so-sweet news,” the New York Post reported. “Salty employees got the... — read more 

The town that the U.S. Navy built, then fractured when the base closed in 1996 -- Vallejo -- is about to be hit again with job and industry loss as the dry dock at the West Coast's oldest shipyard facility announced it will be undergoing major... — read more 

In 2026, what companies are letting people go this year? 🥳 Please share whatever news 📰 you have. Hopefully 2026 will be a better year.

Some parts of the government have been hit harder by mass firings and buyouts than others. The Partnership for Public Service found that just three agencies account for more than half of the total staff reductions in 2025: the Defense Department... — read more 

About 49% of HR leaders reporting significant drops in employee morale after serial layoffs, while 47% said they saw a drop in connectivity. About 41% said they saw an increase in... — read more 

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/long-standing-furniture-maker-end-operations-leaving-300-jobless/XAQVCHNCBRHWVDQWWFJNLWVY4M/

A North Carolina trucking company with 89 trucks and 90 drivers abruptly ceased operations over the Christmas holiday, leaving drivers, owner-operators, mechanics and office staff suddenly unemployed, according to multiple social media posts from... — read more 

In 2025, over 17,000 jobs were cut across television, film, broadcast, news and streaming in the first 11 months of the year. This figure was up 18% from last year, continuing a trend from the past few years as the industry has wrestled with... — read more 

The technology sector has entered a defining era of “The Great Recalibration” in 2025. While the total volume is slightly lower than the 2024 peak, the nature of these cuts is far more strategic... — read more 

Just before Election Day 2025, the U.S. federal government employed approximately 2.3 million people. By the end of the year, it is expected to have shed approximately 213,000 jobs, according to the Partnership for Public... — read more 

“Linking recent layoff announcements to public companies’ earnings reports and stock market data, we find that the recent increase in layoff announcements came mainly from companies that attributed their layoffs to benign factors, such as... — read more 

Wishing everyone the best for 2026 that were or will be affected in the future with layoffs. Best wishes to everyone . Happy New Year 🎆.

According to newly released Office of Inspector General Report, USDA lost more than 18% of its staff between January and June. On Jan. 11, the department had 110,384 employees. Between Jan. 12 and June 14, a total of 20,306 employees left USDA. ... — read more 

Some staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs are finding little to be merry about after the agency said it would eliminate tens of thousands of open, unfilled positions across the country as it looks to streamline its... — read more 

The Tyson beef plant/facility closes on January 20, 2026 in Lexington Nebraska town of 11k. This is per AP. Not cool. Let that sink in! Happy holidays…not.

Over 4,200 jobs are being cut nationwide across manufacturing, logistics, and transportation sectors, continuing a trend of industrial employment strain into 2026. The layoffs impact diverse areas such as EV supply chains (e.g., Ford's 1,600 job... — read more 

The General Services Administration is abandoning plans for additional layoffs within its Technology Transformation Services after a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must pause any layoffs underway and rescind layoffs... — read more 

Happy Holidays! And looking to 2026.