Talent Risk · Employers · Automotive & aerospace
General Dynamics
- 153
- Jobs cut · 90 days and 12 months
- 0.2%
- Of its staff · 12 months
- 30 Oct 2026
- Latest on record
General Dynamics is cutting jobs.
Latest, on 30 October: General Dynamics Information Technology filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 153 employees at Herdon VA, VA, effective 2026-12-30.…
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
- 30 October 2026Cuts announced · 153 jobs in Herdon VA, VAGeneral Dynamics Information Technology filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 153 employees at Herdon VA, VA, effective 2026-12-30.Formal notice · WARN notice (VA)
Next Without new cuts, the label steps down to Signs after 28 January 2027.
The last 12 months
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. General Dynamics can correct the record at any time.
At a glance
| Label | Cutting since the week to 5 Nov |
|---|---|
| Jobs cut, 90 days and 12 months | 153 · 0.2% of about 83,500 staff |
| Latest on the record | 30 October 2026 · Cuts announced · 153 jobs |
| Where the jobs are | Herdon VA, VA · US |
| Counted once | 153 of 153 reported across 1 figure. 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 · Automotive & aerospace · GD |
Identifiers Wikidata Q502940 · LEI 9C1X8XOOTYY2FNYTVH06 · SEC CIK 0000040533 · ISIN US3695501086 · GD on New York Stock Exchange · About these
What happened
Every event on the record, newest first. Open a row for the full summary and every report. How we decide
| Date | What | Jobs | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 2026 | Cuts announcedGeneral Dynamics Information Technology filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 153 employees at Herdon VA, VA, effective 2026-12-30.The source
| 153counted | Formal notice |
In context
How the label has changed · 26 weeks
| 5 Nov | Quiet → Cutting · Confirmed: the company itself has announced job cuts |
|---|
Against its workforce
Share of its sector’s cuts
2%
of the 6,857 job cuts announced in 12 months by the employers we rate in automotive & aerospace.
Peers in automotive & aerospace
- Jaguar Land Rover11.0%
- General Motors1.4%
- General Dynamics0.2%
- Boeing<0.1%
- Mercedes-Benz<0.1%
Job cuts in 12 months as a share of each employer’s workforce.
Right of reply
General Dynamics can reply or correct this record at any time.
This label is our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed.