Technology layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
16,185 US technology workers received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 148 filings. Another 1,561 jobs are already scheduled to end in the next 90 days, the soonest at Tech Global Staffing on Oct 30, 2026. On record: 902 filings covering 101,865 jobs, concentrated in California (38,242 roles), the most recent filed Oct 16, 2026. Every entry is the employer's own legally required notice. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor.
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15,028 US technology workers have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 134 filings (as of Oct 28, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 16,185. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of technology jobs lost is higher.
The largest US technology WARN filings on record are Microsoft (12,342), Oracle America, Inc. (5,025), Verizon (2,920) jobs, and California has the most affected technology roles (38,242).
Yes. 1,561 technology jobs across 16 WARN filings are scheduled to end in the next 90 days. The soonest is Tech Global Staffing (Texas), 121 jobs, effective Oct 30, 2026.
Every entry is a public WARN Act notice filed with a state labor agency, the legally required warning of about 60 days before a mass layoff or site closure. Nothing is estimated or taken from press reports.
32 technology filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Oct 16, 2026. New filings appear automatically.