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Research and development: job cuts
8 announcements at 7 employers naming research and development jobs, in the last 12 months: 1,072 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure; 1 is a US layoff notice (WARN).
8AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
1.1kJobs cut, counted1,072, once per announcement
7Employers7 of them in the Index
1WARN noticesFormal US layoff notices
Month by month
The largest
- 26th Feb1,000jobs cut
- 7th May72jobs cut
- 29th Oct20,000places offered
- 29th Jul8,000places offered
- 14th Apr2,000jobs, not yet confirmed
- 24th Jun800places offered
- 24th Apr180jobs, not yet confirmed
- 23rd JulNo figure
Every announcement
Newest first. Employers in the Index and rounds of 250 jobs or more lead; smaller notices at other employers fold under each month, read under the same rule.
October 2026 1
- 29th Oct20,000places offered
July 2026 2
- 29th Jul8,000places offered
- 23rd JulNo figure
June 2026 1
- 24th Jun800places offered
May 2026 172 jobs
- 7th May72jobs cut
April 2026 2
- 24th Apr180jobs, not yet confirmed
- 14th Apr2,000jobs, not yet confirmed
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