Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Upwork in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Oct 23, 2024 for 54 jobs in Chicago, Illinois. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.
121 roles affected across 2 filings in 2 states.
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◆ 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:
Upwork has filed 2 WARN notices in 2024, cutting 121 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Oct 23, 2024.
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Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES
Material corporate events on record for Upwork, 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.
Jul 16, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-07-16 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
Jun 5, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-06-05 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
May 7, 2026RestructuringSEC Form 8-K, Item 2.05, filed 2026-05-07 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
Mar 18, 2026Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2026-03-18 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
Dec 11, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-12-11 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
Aug 12, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-08-12 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
Jul 24, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-07-24 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
Jun 5, 2025Executive ChangeSEC Form 8-K, Item 5.02, filed 2025-06-05 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
Oct 23, 2024RestructuringSEC Form 8-K, Item 2.05, filed 2024-10-23 by UPWORK, INC (UPWK).SEC filing →
Filed Oct 23, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Dec 23, 2024 · official filing →
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Questions
Is Upwork laying off employees?
Not according to official filings. There is no WARN layoff notice from Upwork in the last 12 months. The most recent was filed Oct 23, 2024 for 54 jobs in Chicago, Illinois. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so smaller cuts may not appear.
How many jobs is Upwork cutting?
121 jobs across all 2 official WARN filings on record since 2024, in 2 states.
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