Sep 08

Leading Companies Announcing Layoffs And Hiring Freezes in 2026

The following is a list of major layoffs, job cuts, and hiring freezes announced by leading companies in 2026, Subscribe to Intellizence to get complete data on layoffs, downsizing, job cuts, and hiring freezes curated from news sources and WARN filings.

Layoff Tracker 2026- Top Layoffs of The Week

  • Sept 08, 2026:  Fashion retailer TFG plans 280 more store closures over the next three years.
  • Sept 07, 2026:  Jaguar Land Rover is planning up to 4,000 job cuts over the next two years.
  • Sept 05, 2026:  Volkswagen lays off a further 50,000 jobs as it forges ahead with its restructuring plan.
  • Sept 04, 2026: Uber to cut about 10% of global workforce, nearly 3,400 jobs likely to be affected.
  • Sept 03, 2026:  Campbell’s Cuts 13% of Workforce in Effort to Turn Around Struggling Operations.
Announced Month / YearCompanyIndustryHeadQuartersNo. of Jobs
September 2026VolkswagenAutomobileGermany50,000
September 2026UberTechnologyUSA3000
September 2026Swiss LifeInsuranceSwitzerland600
September 2026Campbell Soup CompanyConsumer ProductsUSA550
August 2026BMWAutomobileGermany8000
August 2026ServiceNowTechnologyUSA1000
August 2026SamsungManufacturingS.Korea839
August 2026BetfredRetailUSA600
August 2026Howard UniversityEducationUSA600
August 2026Rapid7CybersecurityUSA313
August 2026SanofiBiotechnologyFrance229
August 2026LufthansaAviationGermany550
August 2026ZillowReal EstateUSA500
August 2026TikTok USTechnologyUSA250
August 2026H&MRetailUK250
August 2026EtsyE-CommerceUSA220
July 2026CentricaEnergyUK1300
July 2026Telefonica GermanyTelecommunicationGermany1100
July 2026AmazonTechnologyUSA1100
July 2026PorscheAutomobileGermany5000
July 2026VerizonTelecommunicationsUSA500
July 2026EntainTechnologyUSA500
July 2026MictrosoftTechnologyUSA4800
July 2026Telefonica TelecommunicationsGermany1400
July 2026OpenText,TechnologyUSA400
July 2026British American TobaccoConsumer ProductsUK9000
July 2026IberiaAviationSpain844
July 2026TikTokMediaChina300
June 2026VolksWagenAutomobileGermany100,000
June 2026OracleTechnologyUSA520
June 2026SAS InstituteTechnologyUSA400
June 2026PaytmTechnologyUSA400
June 2026UbisoftTechnologyUSA380
June 2026MetacoreTechnologyFinland159
June 2026ASDARetailUK1000
June 2026SamsungManufacturingS. Korea1000
May 2026WixTechnologyIsrael1000
May 2026GrouponeCommerceUSA400
May 2026TrimetNot-for-profit/ NgoUSA400
May 2026OkaïdieCommerceFrance290
May 2026DuneFinancial ServicesUSA25% of Workforce
May 2026Takeda PharmaceuticalsPharmaceuticalsJapan4,500
May 2026CISCOTechnologyUSA4,000
May 2026Gambling.comGambling, TechnologyUSA25% of Workforce
May 2026SamaSourceIt Services & OutsourcingUSA1,108
May 2026NissanAutomobile Japan900
May 2026Spirit AirlineAviationUSA800
May 2026CoinbaseFinancial ServicesUSA700
May 2026Group1 AutomotiveAutomobileUSA700
May 2026WhitbreadTourism & HospitalityUK3,800
May 2026Axis BankBankingIndia3,000
May 2026Claire'sRetailUSA1,300
May 2026FreshRealmRestaurants & Food ServicesUSA637
April 2026MetaTechnologyUSA8,000
April 2026NikeRetailUSA1,400
April 2026Renault SAAutomobileUSA2400
April 2026BBCMediaUK2000
April 2026Helvetia BaloiseInsuranceSweden2600
April 2026SnapTechnologyUSA1000
April 2026Walt DisneyMedia & EntertainmentUSA1000
April 2026ClearwaterManufacturingUSA20% of Workforce
April 2026Retractable TechnologiesTechnologyUSA16% of Workforce
April 2026CAEAviationCanada280
April 2026General MotorsAutomobileUSA1300
April 2026FujitsuIT ServicesJapan425
April 2026VestasRenewable EnergyUSA400
April 2026OracleTechnologyUSA30,000
March 2026Epic GamesTechnologyUSA1000
March 2026MetaTechnologyUSA700
March 2026Ingka GroupRetailSweden800
March 2026IberiaAviationSpain996
March 2026NIBEEngineering, Procurement & ConstructionSweden340
March 2026ElectroluxManufacturingSweden373
March 2026CBS NewsMedia & EntertainmentUSA6% of workforce
March 2026VolkswagenAutomobileGermany50,000
March 2026MetaTechnologyUSA16,000
March 2026Atlassian CorpTechnologyAustralia1,600
March 2026Berkeley Unified School DistrictEducationUSA343
March 2026OracleTechnologyUSA1000
March 2026Morgan StanleyTechnologyUSA2,500
March 2026Kuehne+NagelLogisticsSwitzerland2,000
March 2026Capital OneBankingUSA1139
February 2026ErgoInsuranceUSA1000
February 2026BHP GroupMetal & MiningAustralia750
February 2026Lucid MotorsAutomobileUSA12% of Workforce
February 2026HeinekenConsumer ProductsNetherlands6000
February 2026TelstraTelecommunicationAustralia650
February 2026TargetRetailUSA400
February 2026Boston Public SchoolEducationUSA400
February 2026Panasonic HoldingsManufacturingJapan2000
February 2026MaerskShippingUSA1000
January 2026United Parcel ServiceLogistics & Supply Chain, TransportationUSA30,000
January 2026AmazonE-commerce, TechnologyUSA16,000
January 2026DowChemicalUSA4500
January 2026AumovioAutomobileGermany4000
January 2026ASML HoldingsManufacturingNetherlands1700
January 2026CapgeminiFinancial ServicesFrance2400
January 2026Societe GeneraleBankingFrance1800
January 2026BNP ParibasBankingFrance1200
January 2026ASDARetailUnited Kingdom1200
January 2026AutodeskTechnologyUSA1000
January 2026EricssonTelecommunicationSweden1600
January 2026Citi GroupBankingUSA1000
January 2026MetaTechnologyUSA1000
January 2026SapienTechnologyIsrael540
January 2026ZalandRetailUSA2700
January 2026Claire's and The Original Factory ShopRetailUK2500
January 2026Aker SolutionsTechnologyNorwegia500

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