Talent Risk · Job cuts archive · US · January 2026
Layoffs in the US, January 2026
123 announcements at 45 employers with jobs in US, January 2026: 6,009 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure; 122 are US layoff notices (WARN).
123AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
6.0kJobs cut, counted6,009, once per announcement
45Employers11 of them in the Index
0Linked to AIBy the company or a major outlet
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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
- 27th Jan16,000jobs cut
- 14th Jan820jobs cut
- 28th Jan800jobs cut
- 8th Jan423jobs cut
- 19th Jan331jobs cut
- 16th Jan219jobs cut
- 27th Jan173jobs cut
- 30th Jan172jobs cut
- 28th Jan162jobs cut
- 28th Jan153jobs 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.
Saturday 31st January 2159 jobs
- 74jobs cut
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Sodexo
- 31st Jan85jobs cut
Friday 30th January 5275 jobs
- 172jobs cut
- 3jobs, part of a round already counted
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Mercury Systems, Bright Horizons
- 30th Jan85jobs cut
- 30th Jan18jobs cut
- 30th JanNo figure
Thursday 29th January 247 jobs
- 141jobs, part of a round already counted
- 89jobs, part of a round already counted
- 87jobs, part of a round already counted
- 84jobs, part of a round already counted
- 81jobs, part of a round already counted
- 72jobs, part of a round already counted
- 58jobs, part of a round already counted
- 49jobs, part of a round already counted
- 46jobs, part of a round already counted
- 45jobs, part of a round already counted
- 43jobs, part of a round already counted
- 38jobs, part of a round already counted
- 34jobs, part of a round already counted
- 32jobs, part of a round already counted
- 25jobs, part of a round already counted
- 24jobs, part of a round already counted
- 19jobs, part of a round already counted
- 13jobs, part of a round already counted
- 11jobs, part of a round already counted
- 5jobs, part of a round already counted
- 2jobs, part of a round already counted
- 1jobs, part of a round already counted
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Kroger
- 29th Jan4jobs cut
- 29th Jan3jobs cut
Wednesday 28th January 281,118 jobs
- 800jobs cut
- 3jobs cut
- 691jobs, part of a round already counted
- 401jobs, part of a round already counted
- 215jobs, part of a round already counted
- 201jobs, part of a round already counted
- 196jobs, part of a round already counted
- 191jobs, part of a round already counted
- 190jobs, part of a round already counted
- 189jobs, part of a round already counted
- 185jobs, part of a round already counted
- 184jobs, part of a round already counted
- 181jobs, part of a round already counted
- 174jobs, part of a round already counted
- 172jobs, part of a round already counted
- 168jobs, part of a round already counted
- 163jobs, part of a round already counted
- 156jobs, part of a round already counted
- 155jobs, part of a round already counted
- 155jobs, part of a round already counted
- 139jobs, part of a round already counted
- 135jobs, part of a round already counted
- 134jobs, part of a round already counted
- 131jobs, part of a round already counted
- 129jobs, part of a round already counted
- 118jobs, part of a round already counted
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: People Incorporated, Kuehne + Nagel
- 28th Jan162jobs cut
- 28th Jan153jobs cut
Tuesday 27th January 14426 jobs
- 16,000jobs cut
- 27jobs cut
- 24jobs cut
- 19jobs cut
- 3jobs cut
- 2jobs cut
- 1jobs cut
- 71jobs, part of a round already counted
- 44jobs, part of a round already counted
5 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Pinterest Inc., JBT Marel
- 27th Jan173jobs cut
- 27th Jan98jobs cut
- 27th Jan59jobs cut
- 27th Jan16jobs cut
- 27th Jan4jobs cut
Monday 26th January 5155 jobs
- 72jobs, part of a round already counted
4 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Phillips 66, DFS, TTEC
- 26th Jan111jobs cut
- 26th Jan44jobs cut
- 26th JanNo figure
- 26th JanNo figure
Sunday 25th January 147 jobs
- 47jobs cut
Friday 23rd January 2207 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Autodesk, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- 23rd Jan104jobs cut
- 23rd Jan103jobs cut
Thursday 22nd January 22 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Corteva, Spirit Airlines
- 22nd Jan1jobs cut
- 22nd Jan1jobs cut
Wednesday 21st January 2127 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Leidos, Gilead Sciences
- 21st Jan93jobs cut
- 21st Jan34jobs cut
Tuesday 20th January 2166 jobs
- 33jobs cut
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: People Incorporated
- 20th Jan133jobs cut
Monday 19th January 1331 jobs
- 331jobs cut
Friday 16th January 6504 jobs
- 219jobs cut
- 53jobs cut
4 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Albertsons, Best Buy, Sealed Air
- 16th Jan75jobs cut
- 16th Jan60jobs cut
- 16th Jan51jobs cut
- 16th Jan46jobs cut
Thursday 15th January 2144 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: DHL Supply Chain, RR Donnelley
- 15th Jan74jobs cut
- 15th Jan70jobs cut
Wednesday 14th January 71,104 jobs
- 820jobs cut
- 88jobs cut
- 58jobs cut
- 3jobs cut
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Wabash National, Informatica
- 14th Jan94jobs cut
- 14th Jan35jobs cut
- 14th Jan6jobs cut
Tuesday 13th January 289 jobs
- 46jobs cut
- 43jobs cut
Monday 12th January 2100 jobs
- 58jobs cut
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Parsons Corporation
- 12th Jan42jobs cut
Friday 9th January 277 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Macy's, Inc., Prudential plc
- 9th Jan77jobs cut
- 9th Jan63jobs, not yet confirmed
Thursday 8th January 4518 jobs
- 423jobs cut
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: LabCorp, University of Oregon, DFS
- 8th Jan94jobs cut
- 8th Jan1jobs cut
- 8th JanNo figure
Tuesday 6th January 11 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Xperi Corporation
- 6th Jan1jobs cut
Monday 5th January 4129 jobs
4 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Chemours
- 5th Jan54jobs cut
- 5th Jan44jobs cut
- 5th Jan19jobs cut
- 5th Jan12jobs cut
Friday 2nd January 1101 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: TIAA
- 2nd Jan101jobs cut
Thursday 1st January 4222 jobs
- 78jobs cut
- 240jobs, part of a round already counted
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Macy's, Inc., The Fresh Market
- 1st Jan89jobs cut
- 1st Jan55jobs cut
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