COMPANY DOSSIER
Is Google laying off workers?
Yes. Google filed 15 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 174 jobs. The most recent was filed Aug 5, 2026 for Washington.
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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2025
2026
Every filing
Filed Aug 5, 2026 (1mo ago) · Effective · · official filing →
52
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (8mo ago) · Effective Apr 12, 2026 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (8mo ago) · Effective Mar 29, 2026 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (8mo ago) · Effective Mar 29, 2026 · official filing →
2
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (8mo ago) · Effective Mar 22, 2026 · official filing →
3
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (8mo ago) · Effective Mar 29, 2026 · official filing →
27
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (8mo ago) · Effective Mar 15, 2026 · official filing →
24
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Jan 26, 2026 (8mo ago) · Effective Mar 15, 2026 · official filing →
19
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
8
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
4
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
9
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
2
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Sunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
20
LayoffSunnyvale, California
Filed Sep 29, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Nov 9, 2025 · official filing →
1
LayoffREMOTE · SLIVER
Questions
Is Google laying off employees?
Yes. Google filed 15 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 174 jobs. The most recent was filed Aug 5, 2026 for Washington.
How many jobs is Google cutting?
174 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 174 jobs across all 15 official WARN filings on record since 2025, in 2 states.
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