Talent Risk · Job cuts archive · US · October 2026
Layoffs in the US, October 2026
44 announcements at 28 employers with jobs in US, October 2026: 3,399 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).
44AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
3.4kJobs cut, counted3,399, once per announcement
28Employers8 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
- 21st Oct1,000jobs cut
- 21st Oct229jobs cut
- 5th Oct207jobs cut
- 30th Oct200jobs cut
- 30th Oct153jobs cut
- 7th Oct118jobs cut
- 20th Oct112jobs cut
- 18th Oct105jobs cut
- 28th Oct100jobs cut
- 20th Oct92jobs 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 5444 jobs
- 91jobs cut
- 634jobs, 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 4128 jobs
- 82jobs cut
3 smaller notices at employers outside the Index: RTX, University of Oregon
- 29th Oct31jobs cut
- 29th Oct14jobs cut
- 29th Oct1jobs cut
Wednesday 28th October 9306 jobs
- 100jobs cut
- 87jobs cut
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 286 jobs
- 86jobs cut
- 159jobs, part of a round already counted
Monday 26th October 153 jobs
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Berkshire Hathaway
- 26th Oct53jobs cut
Wednesday 21st October 21,229 jobs
- 1,000jobs cut
- 229jobs cut
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
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 359 jobs
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 2169 jobs
- 51jobs cut
1 smaller notice at an employer outside the Index: Graham Holdings Company
- 7th Oct118jobs cut
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
Thursday 1st October 151 jobs
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