Talent Risk · Job cuts archive · US · February 2026
Layoffs in the US, February 2026
78 announcements at 52 employers with jobs in US, February 2026: 9,957 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure; 77 are US layoff notices (WARN).
78AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
10.0kJobs cut, counted9,957, once per announcement
52Employers13 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
- 2nd Feb2,200jobs cut
- 2nd Feb637jobs cut
- 2nd Feb637jobs cut
- 20th Feb441jobs cut
- 10th Feb416jobs cut
- 12th Feb248jobs cut
- 1st Feb247jobs cut
- 10th Feb221jobs cut
- 3rd Feb212jobs cut
- 20th Feb204jobs 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 28th February 166 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: DHL Supply Chain
- 28th Feb66jobs cut
Friday 27th February 3118 jobs
- 542jobs, part of a round already counted
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: L3Harris Technologies, Raytheon
- 27th Feb63jobs cut
- 27th Feb55jobs cut
Thursday 26th February 2144 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Block, Inc.
- 26th Feb83jobs cut
- 26th Feb61jobs cut
Wednesday 25th February 2
- 243jobs, part of a round already counted
- 28jobs, part of a round already counted
Tuesday 24th February 2173 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Merck & Co., Riot Games
- 24th Feb147jobs cut
- 24th Feb26jobs cut
Monday 23rd February 5124 jobs
- 33jobs cut
- 17jobs cut
- 2jobs cut
- 1jobs cut
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: C3.ai
- 23rd Feb71jobs cut
Friday 20th February 4847 jobs
- 441jobs cut
- 181jobs cut
- 21jobs cut
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Merck KGaA
- 20th Feb204jobs cut
Thursday 19th February 3308 jobs
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: GXO, Inc., Corning Inc., Charles River Laboratories
- 19th Feb185jobs cut
- 19th Feb123jobs cut
- 19th Feb71jobs, part of a round already counted
Wednesday 18th February 4316 jobs
- 80jobs cut
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Walgreens, J. C. Penney, Corteva
- 18th Feb159jobs cut
- 18th Feb74jobs cut
- 18th Feb3jobs cut
Tuesday 17th February 4136 jobs
- 21jobs cut
- 2jobs cut
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: AOL, Lowe's
- 17th Feb108jobs cut
- 17th Feb5jobs cut
Monday 16th February 229 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Lowe's
- 16th Feb17jobs cut
- 16th Feb12jobs cut
Friday 13th February 5312 jobs
5 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Lowe's, LPL Financial, TTEC, University of Oregon
- 13th Feb178jobs cut
- 13th Feb72jobs cut
- 13th Feb57jobs cut
- 13th Feb3jobs cut
- 13th Feb2jobs cut
Thursday 12th February 3412 jobs
- 248jobs cut
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Bristol-Myers Squibb, T. Rowe Price
- 12th Feb110jobs cut
- 12th Feb54jobs cut
Wednesday 11th February 1156 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Molina Healthcare
- 11th Feb156jobs cut
Tuesday 10th February 5975 jobs
- 416jobs cut
4 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Cargill, DHL Supply Chain, McKesson Corporation, SpartanNash
- 10th Feb221jobs cut
- 10th Feb203jobs cut
- 10th Feb78jobs cut
- 10th Feb57jobs cut
Monday 9th February 2116 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc., Riot Games
- 9th Feb60jobs cut
- 9th Feb56jobs cut
Thursday 5th February 181 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Medtronic plc
- 5th Feb81jobs cut
Wednesday 4th February 2295 jobs
2 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Workday, Inc., Genentech
- 4th Feb154jobs cut
- 4th Feb141jobs cut
Tuesday 3rd February 6579 jobs
- 138jobs cut
- 72jobs cut
- 49jobs cut
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Constellation Brands, People Incorporated, Parsons Corporation
- 3rd Feb212jobs cut
- 3rd Feb100jobs cut
- 3rd Feb8jobs cut
Monday 2nd February 133,843 jobs
- 2,200jobs cut
- 637jobs cut
- 637jobs cut
- 52jobs cut
- 39jobs cut
- 6jobs cut
- 2jobs cut
- 1jobs cut
5 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: American Eagle Outfitters, Phillips 66, First Financial Bancorp, Charles River Laboratories and 1 more
- 2nd Feb108jobs cut
- 2nd Feb82jobs cut
- 2nd Feb56jobs cut
- 2nd Feb20jobs cut
- 2nd Feb3jobs cut
Sunday 1st February 8927 jobs
- 141jobs cut
- 120jobs cut
- 100jobs cut
- 75jobs cut
4 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Target Corporation, Macy's, Inc., Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.
- 1st Feb247jobs cut
- 1st Feb107jobs cut
- 1st Feb79jobs cut
- 1st Feb58jobs cut
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