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QuietILMNTechnology · HQ US · Updated 1 November 2026

No job cuts reported at Illumina in the last 90 days. The last was on 12 December: Illumina filed a WARN notice for a permanent layoff affecting 7 employees at its San Diego County, CA facility, effective 2025-12-08.

38Job cuts announced · 12 months
0.4%Of its ≈9,250 staff
4Rounds of cuts · 12 months
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The last 12 months

DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNov2025-12-12: Illumina filed a WARN notice for a permanent layoff affecting 7 employees at its San Diego County, CA facility, effective 2025-12-08.2025-12-04: Illumina filed a WARN notice for a permanent layoff affecting 3 employees at San Diego County, CA, effective 2026-02-17.2025-11-21: Illumina filed a WARN notice for a permanent layoff of 7 employees at its San Diego County, CA facility, effective 2026-01-19.2025-11-07: Illumina filed a WARN Act notice for a permanent layoff affecting 28 employees at its San Diego County, California facility, effective 2026-01-05.2877
CutsBuyouts, plans and signsHiringBigger mark = more jobs named

No cuts this quarter. No cuts announced in the last 90 days.

Which jobs, and where

Countries named
US

How it compares in technology

  1. eBay17.5% of staff
  2. ZeniMax Media11.1% of staff
  3. Pixar8.8% of staff
  4. Netflix7.6% of staff
  5. Meta3.3% of staff
  6. Riot Games3.3% of staff
  7. LinkedIn Corporation3.0% of staff
  8. Illumina0.4% of staff

Job cuts announced in the last 12 months, as a share of each employer’s workforce.

The evidence

Every report behind the rating, newest first, with its source. How we decide

Nothing from Illumina, a formal notice or a named outlet about its workforce in the last 90 days.

Earlier on the record (4 events, up to a year)
  1. 12 December 2025 · Cuts announced

    Illumina filed a WARN notice for a permanent layoff affecting 7 employees at its San Diego County, CA facility, effective 2025-12-08.

    Tier 1 · CompanyWARN notice (CA)
  2. 4 December 2025 · Cuts announced · 3 jobs

    Illumina filed a WARN notice for a permanent layoff affecting 3 employees at San Diego County, CA, effective 2026-02-17.

    Tier 1 · CompanyWARN notice (CA)
  3. 21 November 2025 · Cuts announced · 7 jobs

    Illumina filed a WARN notice for a permanent layoff of 7 employees at its San Diego County, CA facility, effective 2026-01-19.

    Tier 1 · CompanyWARN notice (CA)
  4. 7 November 2025 · Cuts announced · 28 jobs

    Illumina filed a WARN Act notice for a permanent layoff affecting 28 employees at its San Diego County, California facility, effective 2026-01-05.

    Tier 1 · CompanyWARN notice (CA)

Right of reply

Every fact above comes from Illumina’s own statements or from named reporting, so no comment was sought before publication. Illumina can correct the record at any time; anything approved is published here in full.

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This is the Editor’s opinion based on the sources listed.