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Is PayPal laying off workers?

Yes. PayPal filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 251 jobs. The most recent was filed Aug 31, 2026 for San Jose, California, effective Oct 30, 2026. Across every year on record since 2017: 15 notices covering 1,879 jobs.

1,879 roles affected across 15 filings in 2 states.

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1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (251 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 PayPal'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:
California1,499Maryland380
Finance & AccountingSales

Filing history

PayPal has filed 15 WARN notices between 2017 and 2026, cutting 1,879 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (251 jobs) after a quiet prior year.

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Every filing

San Jose, California
Filed Aug 31, 2026 (1mo ago) · Effective Oct 30, 2026 · official filing →
251
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed Jan 30, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Mar 30, 2024 · official filing →
311
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed Jan 31, 2023 (3y ago) · Effective Mar 31, 2023 · official filing →
319
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed Nov 2, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Nov 19, 2022 · official filing →
59
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed May 12, 2022 (4y ago) · Effective Apr 13, 2022 · official filing →
83
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed Jan 14, 2021 (5y ago) · Effective Jan 13, 2021 · official filing →
196
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed Nov 2, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Oct 7, 2020 · official filing →
56
Layoff
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Filed Mar 28, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Jul 8, 2019 · official filing →
180
Layoff
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Filed Mar 28, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Jul 8, 2019 · official filing →
200
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed Mar 13, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Mar 31, 2019 · official filing →
10
Layoff
San Francisco, California
Filed Mar 5, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Apr 2, 2019 · official filing →
23
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed Mar 5, 2019 (7y ago) · Effective Apr 2, 2019 · official filing →
150
Layoff
San Francisco, California
Filed Mar 29, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Dec 29, 2016 · official filing →
4
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER
San Jose, California
Filed Mar 29, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Dec 29, 2016 · official filing →
32
Layoff
San Jose, California
Filed Mar 9, 2017 (9y ago) · Effective Dec 16, 2016 · official filing →
5
Layoff
REMOTE · SLIVER

Questions

Is PayPal laying off employees?

Yes. PayPal filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 251 jobs. The most recent was filed Aug 31, 2026 for San Jose, California, effective Oct 30, 2026. Across every year on record since 2017: 15 notices covering 1,879 jobs.

How many jobs is PayPal cutting?

251 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 1,879 jobs across all 15 official WARN filings on record since 2017, in 2 states.

When do the PayPal layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Oct 30, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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