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2026 layoffs: List of companies cutting jobs this year

Updated  January 28, 2026 8:14am EST
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FILE - UPS truck is seen in Miami, United States on May 2, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Here are the companies laying off employees in 2026.
    • More than 100 companies are set to layoff workers.

Many companies have already announced layoffs this year.

Headcount reductions in early 2026 are taking place at companies in a broad range of sectors, impacting tens of thousands of employees.

Here are the companies that have announced layoffs so far: 

By the numbers:

  • Amazon: The company announced on Jan. 28 that it's cutting roughly 16,000 jobs in its latest round of mass layoffs for the tech company in three months.  This latest reduction in staff comes after the tech giant slashed about 14,000 white-collar jobs in October 2025.
  • Nike: The company is cutting 775 jobs that will primarily impact jobs at the retailer's distribution centers in Tennessee and Mississippi as the company looks to automate more of its supply chain.
  • Meta: Meta announced it planned to cut over 1,000 jobs from its Reality Labs division as it shifts its investment away from metaverse products.
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  • UPS: The delivery company announced it would cut up to 30,000 operational jobs as it moved to reduce the number of Amazon deliveries it handles.

Big picture view:

FILE - Facade with sign and logo at the Moffett Place office Amazon in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, Oct. 28, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

More than 100 companies are planning to cut jobs in 2026, according to WARN Tracker's website. WARN Tracker is a website that tracks when companies file WARN notices ahead of laying off employees. 

Some of the cuts are part of previously announced layoffs. 

December 2025 jobs report

The backstory:

A sluggish December 2025 hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated future job seekers.

Despite that, economists remain optimistic. The economy has continued to expand, with growth reaching a 4.3% annual rate in last year’s July-September quarter, the best in two years. Strong consumer spending helped drive the gain.

Additionally, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta forecasts that growth could slow to a still-solid 2.7% in the final three months of last year.

The Source: Information for this article was taken from previous reporting by LiveNOW from FOX, FOX Business, Business Insider and The Associated Press. 

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