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Is Coursera laying off workers?

Yes. Coursera filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 31 jobs. The most recent was filed Jul 14, 2026 for Mountain View, California, effective Sep 11, 2026. Across every year on record since 2022: 3 notices covering 169 jobs.

169 roles affected across 3 filings.

Canary status: CallingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (31 jobs) · 1 SEC restructuring disclosure (8-K Item 2.05) · heavy executive turnover (6 SEC leadership-change filings) · M&A activity (SEC 8-K Item 2.01)
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Filing history

Coursera has filed 3 WARN notices between 2022 and 2026, cutting 169 jobs in total. Down 49% year-on-year: 31 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 61 the year before.

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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES

Material corporate events on record for Coursera, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.

Sep 21, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-09-21 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
Jul 6, 2026RestructuringSEC Form 8-K, Item 2.05, filed 2026-07-06 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
May 11, 2026AcquisitionSEC Form 8-K, Item 2.01, filed 2026-05-11 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
May 11, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-05-11 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
Mar 17, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-03-17 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
Jan 5, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-01-05 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
Dec 17, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-12-17 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
Nov 17, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-11-17 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
Oct 2, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-10-02 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
Feb 3, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-02-03 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →
Jan 29, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-01-29 by Coursera, Inc. (COUR).SEC filing →

Every filing

Mountain View, California
Filed Jul 14, 2026 (3mo ago) · Effective Sep 11, 2026 · official filing →
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Layoff
Mountain View, California
Filed Nov 6, 2024 (1y ago) · Effective Jan 6, 2024 · official filing →
61
Layoff
Mountain View, California
Filed Nov 11, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2022 · official filing →
77
Layoff

Questions

Is Coursera laying off employees?

Yes. Coursera filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 31 jobs. The most recent was filed Jul 14, 2026 for Mountain View, California, effective Sep 11, 2026. Across every year on record since 2022: 3 notices covering 169 jobs.

How many jobs is Coursera cutting?

31 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 169 jobs across all 3 official WARN filings on record since 2022.

When do the Coursera layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Sep 11, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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