How many jobs has Berkshire Hathaway cut this year?

53 job cuts announced in the last 12 months, about 0.0% of its workforce.

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Berkshire Hathaway

Q: Is Berkshire Hathaway cutting jobs?

Berkshire Hathaway is showing signs of job cuts: 53 jobs in small notices in the last 90 days, under 0.1% of its workforce, below the size that counts as Cutting. Latest, on 26th October: Acme Brick Co filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 53 employees at Montgomery, AL, effective 2026-12-31.

Q: Is this normal for Berkshire Hathaway?

Not enough history to compare. We have under a year of history for this employer, so there is nothing of its own to compare this with yet.

American multinational conglomerate holding company·Banks & insurance·HQ US·≈360,000 staff

SignsConfirmed, but small: every notice under 100 jobs and under 0.1% of staff in 90 days · since 26th October 2026

Updated 9th November 202626 weeks

53
Jobs cut · 90 days and 12 months: <0.1%
Of its staff · 12 months: 26th Oct 2026
Latest on record

Berkshire Hathaway is showing signs of job cuts: 53 jobs in small notices in the last 90 days, under 0.1% of its workforce, below the size that counts as Cutting.

Latest, on 26th October: Acme Brick Co filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 53 employees at Montgomery, AL, effective 2026-12-31.

How to read this page

The label (Cutting, Signs or Quiet) comes from one published rule applied to the sources listed: the company, formal notices and named outlets. The rule
The figures count each announcement once. Where a figure is left out, the record says why (one report only, offered not cut, same round).
Summary says what is happening and what would change the label; Full record lists every report, linked.

What’s happening, and where

26th October 2026Cuts announced · 53 jobs in Montgomery, ALAcme Brick Co filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 53 employees at Montgomery, AL, effective 2026-12-31.Formal notice · WARN notice (AL)

Next This becomes Cutting if a single notice or announcement in 90 days covers 100 or more jobs, or 0.1% of its staff.

The last 12 months

CutsBuyouts, plans and signsHiringBigger mark = more jobs named

Not enough history to compare. We have under a year of history for this employer, so there is nothing of its own to compare this with yet.

This label is our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed. Berkshire Hathaway can correct the record at any time.

At a glance

Label	Signs since the week to 26th Oct
Jobs cut, 90 days and 12 months	53 · <0.1% of about 360,000 staff
Latest on the record	26th October 2026 · Cuts announced · 53 jobs
Where the jobs are	Montgomery, AL · US
Jobs we count	All 53 jobs reported. How we count
Normal for them?	Not enough history to compare. We have under a year of history for this employer, so there is nothing of its own to compare this with yet.
Sources, 12 months	1 formal notice, each linked below
Headquarters · sector	US · Banks & insurance · BRK.B

Identifiers Wikidata Q217583 · LEI 5493000C01ZX7D35SD85 · SEC CIK 0001067983 · ISIN US0846701086 · ISIN US0846707026 · BRK.A on New York Stock Exchange · BRK.B on New York Stock Exchange · About these

Filings under 191 other names count for Berkshire Hathaway

A formal notice counts here when it is filed by one of Berkshire Hathaway’s own legal entities, named exactly as below. Names two employers both claim are left out. How we match

GLEIF register · source

AltaLink Ltd. · OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION · RIO BRAVO WINDPOWER, LLC · TARPEY-HARRIS LIMITED · US FLOORS INTERNATIONAL, LLC · ITTI GROUP USA HOLDINGS INC. · BH-IMC HOLDINGS INC · Watershed Geosynthetics LLC · IMC INTERNATIONAL METALWORKING COMPANIES INC. · IMC INTERNATIONAL METALWORKING COMPANIES S.À R.L. · GEN RE SERVICOS BRASIL LTDA · GENERAL REINSURANCE AG - ESCRITORIO DE REPRESENTACAO NO BRASIL LTDA. · CANADIAN SOLAR INVESTMENT FINCO PTY LTD · FARADAY MGA LIMITED · Gen Re Servicios México · NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · BHER MARKET OPERATIONS, LLC · BH International Holdings · PCC UK FINANCE LIMITED · PCC UK GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED · TIMET UK HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED · PIMCO 2607 LIMITED · Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company · ROXELL · and 146 more in the register

Wikidata · source

GEICO · NetJets · Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation · Acme Brick · Benjamin Moore & Co. · Borsheim's Fine Jewelry · Central States Indemnity · Clayton Homes · Marmon Group · Medical Protective · National Indemnity Company · Berkshire Hathaway Energy · Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies · Ben Bridge Jeweler · Scott Fetzer Company · Brooks Sports · General Re Corporation · Dairy Queen · The Buffalo News · FlightSafety International · Pilot Flying J

What happened

Every event on the record, newest first. Each has its own page; open a row’s reports to see every source. How we decide

26th Oct
Berkshire Hathaway files a WARN notice for 53 jobs in Alabama
Cuts announcedAlabamaFormal notice
Acme Brick Co filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 53 employees at Montgomery, AL, effective 2026-12-31.
The source: WARN notice (AL)
1. 26th Oct
  WARN notice (AL) Official
  Acme Brick Co filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 53 employees at Montgomery, AL, effective 2026-12-31.
Its own page, with the facts →
53jobs cut

In context

How the label has changed · 26 weeks

26th Oct	Quiet → Signs · Confirmed, but small: every notice under 100 jobs and under 0.1% of staff in 90 days

1 in 6,792of its staff (under 0.1%): 53 job cuts announced in 12 months, against a workforce of about 360,000.Each square is 1% of Berkshire Hathaway’s staff

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This label is our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed.