Layoff
Cuts 4,500 jobs
Dow announced a 'Transform to Outperform' restructuring eliminating about 4,500 jobs, citing automation and AI, with $1.1-1.5 billion in one-time costs.
Layoffs Tracker
Dow Layoffs 2026: Timeline & Numbers
Every Dow layoff, store closure, and return-to-office announcement we track, newest first, with jobs affected where a source states it. Sources are linked from our coverage where available.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
Dow at a glance
- Announcements tracked
- 1
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 4,500
- Layoffs
- 1
- Store closures
- 0
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
2026
1 announcement · 4,500 jobs reported affected
Data and archives
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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.
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