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John Wood Group plc

British multinational engineering and consulting business·Energy·HQ UK

SignsStepping down: cuts in the last 180 days, nothing new in 90 · since 29th May 2026
Updated 9th November 202626 weeks
272
Jobs cut · 12 months
29th May 2026
Latest on record

John Wood Group plc is showing signs of job cuts.

Stepping down: cuts in the last 180 days, nothing new in 90. Latest, on 29th May: Wood Group USA Inc. filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 92 employees at Hebron/Licking, OH, effective 2026-07-26.

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

No announced or filed job cuts in the last 90 days. The label rests on earlier signs, under Events and sources.

Next This becomes Cutting if the company, a formal notice or two major outlets confirm cuts.

The last 12 months

DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNov29th May 2026: Wood Group USA Inc. filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 92 employees at Hebron/Licking, OH, effective 2026-07-26.18th Nov 2025: Wood Group USA Inc. filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 180 employees at Freeport, Brazoria, TX, effective 2025-01-05.18092
CutsBuyouts, plans and signsHiringBigger mark = more jobs named

No cuts found this quarter. We found cuts in 2 of the three quarters before.

This label is our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed. John Wood Group plc can correct the record at any time.

At a glance

LabelSigns since the week to 1st Jun
Jobs cut, 12 months272 · workforce not on our record, so no share
Latest on the record29th May 2026 · Cuts announced · 92 jobs
Where the jobs areUS
Jobs we countAll 272 jobs reported, across 2 announcements. How we count
Normal for them?No cuts found this quarter. We found cuts in 2 of the three quarters before.
Sources, 12 months2 formal notices, each linked below
Headquarters · sectorUK · Energy · WG

Identifiers Wikidata Q915496 · LEI 549300PLYY6I10B6S323 · ISIN GB00B5N0P849 · WG on London Stock Exchange · About these

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

Nothing from John Wood Group plc, a formal notice or a named outlet about its workforce in the last 90 days.

Earlier on the record (2 events, up to a year)
  1. 29th May
    John Wood Group plc files a WARN notice for 92 jobs in Ohio

    Cuts announcedOhioFormal notice

    Wood Group USA Inc. filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 92 employees at Hebron/Licking, OH, effective 2026-07-26.

    The source: WARN notice (OH)
    1. 29th May

      WARN notice (OH) Official

      Wood Group USA Inc. filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 92 employees at Hebron/Licking, OH, effective 2026-07-26.

    Its own page, with the facts →

    92jobs cut
  2. 18th Nov 2025
    John Wood Group plc files a WARN notice for 180 jobs in Texas

    Cuts announcedTexasFormal notice

    Wood Group USA Inc. filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 180 employees at Freeport, Brazoria, TX, effective 2025-01-05.

    The source: WARN notice (TX)
    1. 18th Nov

      WARN notice (TX) Official

      Wood Group USA Inc. filed a WARN notice for a layoff affecting 180 employees at Freeport, Brazoria, TX, effective 2025-01-05.

    Its own page, with the facts →

    180jobs cut

In context

How the label has changed · 26 weeks

1st JunQuiet → Signs · Confirmed, but small: every notice under 100 jobs and under 0.1% of staff in 90 days

Share of its sector’s cuts

15%

of the 1,775 job cuts announced in 12 months by the employers we rate in energy.

Peers in energy

  1. Centrica3.8%
  2. BP0.8%
  3. Shell<0.1%
  4. John Wood Group plc272 jobs

Job cuts in 12 months as a share of each employer’s workforce. John Wood Group plc’s workforce is not on our record, so it is shown by jobs, unranked.

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