Layoff
Cuts 3,700 jobs
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, roughly half of its workforce was laid off, with many learning via lockouts from company systems.
Monthly layoffs report
As of November 2, 2026, the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker recorded 1 layoff or closure announcement in October 2022, affecting at least 3,700 jobs where a source states a number.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
October 2022 at a glance
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
A monthly report needs at least 5 published announcements
The tracker has 1 announcement for October 2022, fewer than the 5 a monthly report needs, so this edition stays out of search results.
Every announcement the tracker holds for this month is listed below. A short list reflects how many announcements have been verified so far, not a count of every layoff in the month.
Companies ranked by jobs reported affected in October 2022
Layoffs, store closures, and return-to-office mandates in October 2022
Announcements by type
3,700 jobs reported
| Type | Announcements | Share | Jobs reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layoffs | 1 | 100% | 3,700 |
| Store closures | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Return-to-office mandates | 0 | 0% | 0 |
US states named in October 2022 announcements
No October 2022 announcement in the tracker names a US state.
Month over month, from the same tracker
October 2022 has 1 announcement, 1 more than September 2022 (0).
| Measure | October 2022 | September 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Announcements | 1 | 0 |
| Companies | 1 | 0 |
| Jobs affected (reported) | 3,700 | Not stated |
| Stores closing | 0 | 0 |
October 2022, newest first. Each company links to its full layoffs timeline.
1 announcements
1 announcement · 3,700 jobs reported
Layoff
Cuts 3,700 jobs
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, roughly half of its workforce was laid off, with many learning via lockouts from company systems.

What counts, how jobs are counted, and the as-of date
Every published Layoffs Tracker announcement dated in October 2022: layoffs, store closures, and return-to-office mandates. Each row is one announcement by one company, dated the day the company or a filing first made it public, not the day the cuts take effect. Months follow UTC dates.
Jobs affected is counted only when a source states a number. We never estimate one, so every total on this page is a floor: announcements without a stated number are left out of the sum, not counted as zero.
Figures are as of November 2, 2026, and the newest change to a October 2022 announcement was on October 2, 2026. Announcements verified later can still be added to this month.
An edition needs at least 5 published announcements before it is listed for search engines.
Every row, all months, is in the CSV and JSON downloads. Filter on the announcement date to rebuild this report. The tracker methodology covers sources and how to cite.
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.
Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. Methodology, sources and how to cite
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