Corporate layoffs, 2026 year to date

Announcements from January 1 to August 18, 2026, all sectors. Every row carries a confidence rating — figures that come only from aggregator trackers, or that are annual-report headcount declines rather than announced layoffs, are labeled as such. Two things are rated separately: the headcount figure, and whether any source actually says which roles were cut. Role tags are only applied where a WARN filing, company statement or named outlet says so — never inferred from what the company does. Click any row for the evidence and its source.

Jobs affected, current view
Layoff events
Role detail documented
Most recent

By company

Total jobs affected, top 12 companies in view. A company with more than one announcement is summed — Volkswagen's June and March figures overlap.

Announcements by month

Jobs affected, by announcement month

By role / function affected

Jobs affected, grouped by the type of role cut — only where a WARN filing, company statement or named outlet says so. An event that hit several functions counts in each, so these sum to more than the total.

By company sector

Jobs affected, top 10 industries in the current view

By stated reason

Jobs affected, grouped by the reason the company gave

By country

Jobs affected, by company headquarters — top 10 in the current view

All layoff events

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Company Date Affected Confidence Share Roles affected & detail Sector Country Reason