Who Cut Jobs When: A Register of Major U.S. Layoffs, 2025 to 2026
This register begins with Meta’s January 2025 plan to cut about 3,600 employees and tracks large U.S. layoff announcements, WARN notices and monthly Challenger, Gray & Christmas totals. Announced cuts surged in 2025: Challenger counted 1.21 million, the highest annual total since 2020, with federal reductions and technology among the major drivers.
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