Latest announcement
Layoffs
Layoffs
Southwest Airlines is reported to be cutting about 15% of its payroll, described as its first mass layoff, affecting thousands of employees.
Southwest Airlines
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Is Southwest Airlines hiring?
Yes. As of November 9, 2026, Southwest Airlines has 2 open roles on Metaintro. 4 were posted in the last 30 days.
Open roles
Newest first. Pay shown when the posting lists it.
RoleLocationSetupPayPosted
Layoffs
Southwest Airlines announcements in the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker.
| Year | Announcements | Jobs affected |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | Not stated |
Jobs affected as stated by a source; announcements without a stated number are not counted.
Hiring pattern
How fast Southwest Airlines is adding roles, and how they're set up.
New roles each monthRoles first posted in the month
2
2
0
1
3
JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
How roles are set upShare of open roles
17%
50%
33%
RemoteOn-siteNot stated
From the Metaintro newsroom
Stories Metaintro has published about Southwest Airlines.
Skills they ask for
Most frequent across open postings.
Most requested skills
- Java
Tech stack
- Analytics
- Google Analytics 4
- Segment
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Experience Platform Launch (DTM)
- Libraries
- Bootstrap
- Three.js
- GSAP
- Security
- OneTrust
- E-commerce
- Stripe
- PayPal
Company facts
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
- Employees
- 10,001+
- Founded
- 1971
- Industry
- Airlines and Aviation
- Sector (NAICS)
- Transportation and Warehousing
- Ticker
- LUV
- Peer
- Bombardier
- Website
- southwest.com
Sources: Employees from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Questions about Southwest Airlines
- Is Southwest Airlines hiring?
- Yes. As of November 9, 2026, Southwest Airlines has 2 open roles on Metaintro. 4 were posted in the last 30 days. The most are in Operations Management (1) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (1).
- Has Southwest Airlines had layoffs?
- The Metaintro Layoffs Tracker lists 1 announcement for Southwest Airlines. The latest was announced on February 19, 2025.
- Where is Southwest Airlines hiring?
- Southwest Airlines is hiring in Dallas and Denver, with the most open roles in Dallas.
- Does Southwest Airlines offer remote or hybrid work?
- 0% of open roles are hybrid and 17% are remote.
- What skills does Southwest Airlines look for?
- Its open roles most often ask for Java.