--- title: "Paramount Layoffs 2025: 1,000 Jobs Cut (Latest: Oct 2025)" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/layoffs/paramount" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- [/company/paramount](/company/paramount)Layoffs Tracker # Paramount Layoffs 2025: 1,000 Jobs Cut Latest announcement (Oct 29, 2025): Paramount Skydance planned to cut about 1,000 corporate positions on October 29 as the first phase of post-merger restructuring aiming at $2 billion in annual savings. Locations named: Argentina; Chile. The tracker lists 4 announcements for Paramount since 2024, with 3,800 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: [Paramount Cuts 1000 Jobs After Skydance Merger](/blog/paramount-layoffs-1000-jobs) Last updated Oct 2, 2026 [Paramount open jobs](/company/paramount#company-roles)[Paramount company profile](/company/paramount) _From our coverage, Oct 29, 2025: [Paramount Cuts 1000 Jobs After Skydance Merger](/blog/paramount-layoffs-1000-jobs)_ Paramount at a glance **Announcements tracked** : 4 **Jobs affected (reported)** : 3,800 **Layoffs** : 4 **Store closures** : 0 **Return-to-office mandates** : 0 Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 3 of 4 announcements that state a number. Latest announcement Oct 29, 2025 | Year | Jobs reported | Announcements | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024 | 2,800 | 2 | | 2025 | 1,000 | 2 | ## 2025 2 announcements · 1,000 jobs reported affected 1. Oct 29Oct 29LayoffArgentina · Chile ### Cuts 1,000 jobs Paramount Skydance planned to cut about 1,000 corporate positions on October 29 as the first phase of post-merger restructuring aiming at $2 billion in annual savings. - Our coverage:[Paramount Cuts 1000 Jobs After Skydance Merger](/blog/paramount-layoffs-1000-jobs) - Our coverage:[Global Layoff Wave Hits Major Companies](/blog/global-layoff-wave-hits-major-companies)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/Paramount-2.png) 2. Jun 11Jun 11Layoff ### Announces layoffs Paramount is cutting 3.5% of its US workforce, per an internal memo from its co-CEOs, with possible international impact. - Our coverage:[Paramount Cuts 3.5% of US Workforce Amid Streaming Shift](/blog/paramount-staffing-reduction-2025)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/layoffs-9.png) ## 2024 2 announcements · 2,800 jobs reported affected 1. Aug 15Aug 15Layoff ### Cuts 2,000 jobs Paramount Global said on its Q2 earnings call that it will cut 15% of its U.S. workforce, about 2,000 employees, ahead of the Skydance merger. Cuts target marketing, legal, finance and other corporate functions. - Our coverage:[Paramount to Lay Off 15% of U.S. Workforce Ahead of Skydance Merger](/blog/paramount-layoffs-us-workforce-skydance-merger) - Our coverage:[Paramount Sued Over Alleged WARN Act Violations During Layoffs](/blog/paramount-warn-law-lawsuit)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/paramount.png) 2. Feb 13Feb 13LayoffUnited States ### Cuts 800 jobs Paramount Global began a planned round of layoffs, notifying affected U.S. employees by end of day, with non-U.S. offices to follow under local law. The company did not disclose a total. - Our coverage:[Paramount Global Announces Layoffs](/blog/paramount-global-layoffs-2024-bob-bakish-memo)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/b55c036a-4b56-4e78-baf2-b451a46a2552.png) ## More Paramount coverage Metaintro articles about this company - [14 Days to Prepare Before the $110 Billion Paramount Warner Bros Merger Hits Media Jobs](/blog/paramount-warner-bros-merger-halt-media-jobs)Jul 21, 2026 ## Data and archives Free to reuse with attribution to Metaintro Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number. [Download the dataCSV](/layoffs/data.csv)[Download the dataJSON](/layoffs/data.json) Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. [Methodology, sources and how to cite](/layoffs#methodology) Built for career movement ## Affected by the Paramount cuts? Metaintro matches you to open roles across 50M jobs, so your next application goes to a team that is hiring. [Get started free](/signup)[Estimate your severance](/severance-calculator) - MatchCompare live roles against your current evidence. - PositionTurn proof projects into role-specific applications. - ImproveUse market feedback to keep the skill plan current. [Return to navigation](#main-navigation)