Talent Risk · Job cuts archive · October 2026
Job cuts in October 2026
70 announcements at 45 employers in October 2026: 18,847 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure; 40 are US layoff notices (WARN).
70AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
19kJobs cut, counted18,847, once per announcement
45Employers21 of them in the Index
6Linked 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
- 22nd Oct5,000jobs cut
- 23rd Oct3,500jobs cut
- 7th Oct2,500jobs cut
- 14th Oct1,217jobs cut
- 21st Oct1,000jobs cut
- 14th Oct1,000jobs cut
- 7th Oct1,000jobs cut
- 29th Oct400jobs cut
- 30th Oct328jobs cut
- 7th Oct253jobs 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.
Friday 30th October 7772 jobs
- 328jobs cut
- 91jobs cut
- 634jobs, not yet confirmed
- 460jobs, not yet confirmed
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Alaska Air Group, General Dynamics
- 30th Oct200jobs cut
- 30th Oct153jobs cut
- 30th Oct121jobs, part of a round already counted
Thursday 29th October 7528 jobs
- 400jobs cut
- 82jobs cut
- 100,000jobs, not yet confirmed
- 20,000places offered
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: RTX, University of Oregon
- 29th Oct31jobs cut
- 29th Oct14jobs cut
- 29th Oct1jobs cut
Wednesday 28th October 12556 jobs
- 250jobs cut
- 100jobs cut
- 87jobs cut
- No figure
- No figure
7 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Dropbox Inc., Cepheid
- 28th Oct57jobs cut
- 28th Oct25jobs cut
- 28th Oct23jobs cut
- 28th Oct6jobs cut
- 28th Oct5jobs cut
- 28th Oct2jobs cut
- 28th Oct1jobs cut
Tuesday 27th October 386 jobs
- 86jobs cut
- 250jobs, not yet confirmed
- 159jobs, part of a round already counted
Monday 26th October 253 jobs
- No figure
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Berkshire Hathaway
- 26th Oct53jobs cut
Sunday 25th October 1
- No figure
Friday 23rd October 13,500 jobs
- 3,500jobs cut
Thursday 22nd October 15,000 jobs
- 5,000jobs cut
Wednesday 21st October 31,229 jobs
- 1,000jobs cut
- 229jobs cut
- No figure
Tuesday 20th October 5435 jobs
- 112jobs cut
4 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Safeway, Randstad N.V., AkzoNobel, The Andersons
- 20th Oct92jobs cut
- 20th Oct91jobs cut
- 20th Oct76jobs cut
- 20th Oct64jobs cut
Sunday 18th October 1105 jobs
- 105jobs cut
Friday 16th October 348 jobs
- 267jobs, part of a round already counted
- 227jobs, part of a round already counted
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: United Natural Foods
- 16th Oct48jobs cut
Wednesday 14th October 22,217 jobs
- 1,217jobs cut
- 1,000jobs cut
Tuesday 13th October 322 jobs
- 2jobs cut
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: ServiceNow
- 13th Oct18jobs cut
- 13th Oct2jobs cut
Friday 9th October 559 jobs
- 800jobs, not yet confirmed
- No figure
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Winnebago Industries, Phillips 66
- 9th Oct51jobs cut
- 9th Oct5jobs cut
- 9th Oct3jobs cut
Thursday 8th October 142 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Jacuzzi
- 8th Oct42jobs cut
Wednesday 7th October 73,922 jobs
- 2,500jobs cut
- 1,000jobs cut
- 253jobs cut
- 51jobs cut
- 70jobs, not yet confirmed
- No figure
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Graham Holdings Company
- 7th Oct118jobs cut
Tuesday 6th October 1
- No figure
Monday 5th October 2222 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: American Woodmark, Jack in the Box
- 5th Oct207jobs cut
- 5th Oct15jobs cut
Sunday 4th October 1
- No figure
Thursday 1st October 251 jobs
- No figure
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- 1st Oct51jobs cut
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