Oracle to cut 30,000 jobs

The sources, oldest first

1. 31st Mar

   GeekWire Major outlet

   Oracle cut 491 jobs in Washington state as part of a shift toward AI-led engineering.

2. 31st Mar

   USA Today Trade press

   Oracle cut an unspecified number of jobs, reported to be in the thousands or up to 30,000 (18% of workforce), affecting software engineering and cybersecurity roles globally including Canada, India, and the United States. The company cited cost reduction and AI business growth as reasons.

3. 31st Mar

   Business Insider Trade press

   Oracle began laying off employees globally on Tuesday to curb costs while investing in AI infrastructure. Affected roles included software engineers in cloud computing. Full extent unknown; more than a dozen employees announced impacts on LinkedIn.

4. 31st Mar

   Business Insider Trade press

   Oracle began layoffs on Tuesday as part of a broader organizational change to cut costs. Notifications were sent globally across Oracle Health, Sales, Cloud, Customer Success, and NetSuite. The company employed around 162,000 full-time employees as of May 2025.

5. 31st Mar

   finance.yahoo.com Trade press

   Oracle announced job cuts via early-morning email to staff. The article characterizes the layoffs as sudden and harsh.

6. 1st Apr

   WARN notice (MO) Official

   Oracle filed a WARN Act notice with Missouri authorities regarding employee layoffs at a facility in that state.

7. 1st Apr

   Silicon Republic Trade press

   Oracle began notifying employees on 31 March of thousands of job eliminations across its global workforce. The cuts are linked to increased AI investment and data centre expansion efforts.

8. 1st Apr

   ca.finance.yahoo.com Trade press

   Oracle announced layoffs affecting up to 30,000 staff, communicated via email at 6am.

9. 1st Apr

   Business Journals Trade press

   Oracle cut 539 roles in Kansas City as part of layoffs potentially reaching 30,000 company-wide.

10. 2nd Apr

    finance.yahoo.com Trade press

    Oracle laid off 158 workers in the Bay Area.

11. 2nd Apr

    finance.yahoo.com Trade press

    Oracle announced layoffs of up to 30,000 workers via email following a 95% profit surge.

12. 2nd Apr

    Times of India Trade press

    Oracle announced job cuts affecting 30,000 employees as part of a major restructuring.