COMPANY DOSSIER
Google Layoffs
Yes. Google filed 15 WARN notices to cut 174 jobs in 2 states. The most recent was filed Aug 5, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
174 roles affected across 15 filings in 2 states.
Canary status: ListeningEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (52 jobs)
CanaryWhistle's own assessment, computed from the public filings listed on this page. It is a read of hiring and workforce activity, not a statement about Google's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 2 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
Filing history
Google has filed 15 WARN notices between 2025 and 2026, cutting 174 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (174 jobs) after a quiet prior year.
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2026
Every filing
Filed Aug 5, 2026 (1mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
52
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (7mo ago) · Effective Apr 12, 2026 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (7mo ago) · Effective Mar 29, 2026 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (7mo ago) · Effective Mar 29, 2026 · official filing →
2
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (7mo ago) · Effective Mar 22, 2026 · official filing →
3
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (7mo ago) · Effective Mar 29, 2026 · official filing →
27
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (7mo ago) · Effective Mar 15, 2026 · official filing →
24
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (7mo ago) · Effective Mar 15, 2026 · official filing →
19
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
8
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
4
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
9
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
2
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
20
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Questions
Is Google laying off employees?
Yes. Google filed 15 WARN notices to cut 174 jobs in 2 states. The most recent was filed Aug 5, 2026 under the federal WARN Act.
How many jobs is Google cutting?
174 jobs, across 15 official WARN filings in 2 states.
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