Talent Risk · Job cuts archive · August 2026
Job cuts in August 2026
53 announcements at 38 employers in August 2026: 6,543 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure; 42 are US layoff notices (WARN).
53AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
6.5kJobs cut, counted6,543, once per announcement
38Employers16 of them in the Index
2Linked to AIBy the company or a major outlet
Day by day
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Each square is a day; the number is announcements that day, the smaller one jobs cut. Darker is busier.
The largest
- 13th Aug2,495jobs cut
- 31st Aug1,000jobs cut
- 21st Aug382jobs cut
- 31st Aug251jobs cut
- 26th Aug206jobs cut
- 21st Aug200jobs cut
- 4th Aug192jobs cut
- 26th Aug159jobs cut
- 4th Aug136jobs cut
- 31st Aug128jobs cut
Every announcement
Newest first. Employers in the Index and rounds of 250 jobs or more lead; smaller notices at other employers fold under each day, read under the same rule.
Monday 31st August 51,572 jobs
- 1,000jobs cut
- 251jobs cut
- 121jobs cut
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Synopsys, Packaging Corporation of America
- 31st Aug128jobs cut
- 31st Aug72jobs cut
Friday 28th August 2
- 78jobs, part of a round already counted
- 70jobs, part of a round already counted
Wednesday 26th August 3442 jobs
- 159jobs cut
- 77jobs cut
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: The Mosaic Company
- 26th Aug206jobs cut
Tuesday 25th August 17 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: RTX
- 25th Aug7jobs cut
Friday 21st August 3582 jobs
- 382jobs cut
- 200jobs cut
- No figure
Thursday 20th August 474 jobs
- 74jobs cut
- 79jobs, part of a round already counted
- 40jobs, part of a round already counted
- 28jobs, part of a round already counted
Wednesday 19th August 155 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Stanley Black & Decker
- 19th Aug55jobs cut
Tuesday 18th August 317 jobs
- 14jobs cut
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Corteva, RTX
- 18th Aug2jobs cut
- 18th Aug1jobs cut
Monday 17th August 1
- No figure
Thursday 13th August 62,668 jobs
- 2,495jobs cut
- 59jobs cut
- 14jobs cut
- No figure
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Ryder, Winnebago Industries
- 13th Aug73jobs cut
- 13th Aug27jobs cut
Wednesday 12th August 124 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Jack in the Box
- 12th Aug24jobs cut
Tuesday 11th August 2
- 21,000jobs, not yet confirmed
- No figure
Monday 10th August 11 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: University of Oregon
- 10th Aug1jobs cut
Friday 7th August 2214 jobs
- 113jobs cut
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Nordstrom
- 7th Aug101jobs cut
Thursday 6th August 5169 jobs
- 59jobs, not yet confirmed
- No figure
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Essendant, Fluor Corporation
- 6th Aug99jobs cut
- 6th Aug66jobs cut
- 6th Aug4jobs cut
Wednesday 5th August 234 jobs
- 52jobs, not yet confirmed
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Emergent BioSolutions
- 5th Aug34jobs cut
Tuesday 4th August 8572 jobs
- 7jobs, part of a round already counted
- No figure
6 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Essendant, Zillow, Nutanix, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and 1 more
- 4th Aug192jobs cut
- 4th Aug136jobs cut
- 4th Aug91jobs cut
- 4th Aug65jobs cut
- 4th Aug47jobs cut
- 4th Aug41jobs cut
Monday 3rd August 153 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Essendant
- 3rd Aug53jobs cut
Saturday 1st August 259 jobs
- 59jobs cut
- 63jobs, part of a round already counted
Labels are our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed on each employer’s page. Summaries are machine-written from the best source; the source is what counts. How it works