Layoff
Cuts 1,900 jobs
Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees in its gaming business.
Monthly layoffs report
January 2024 Layoffs: Companies, Jobs Cut & Closures
As of November 2, 2026, the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker recorded 8 layoff and closure announcements in January 2024, affecting at least 6,800 jobs where a source states a number (4 of 8 state one).
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
January 2024 at a glance
- Announcements
- 8
- Companies
- 8
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 6,800
- Stores closing
- 0
- Layoffs
- 8
- Store closures
- 0
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 4 of 8 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
By type
Layoffs, store closures, and return-to-office mandates in January 2024
| Type | Announcements | Share | Jobs reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layoffs | 8 | 100% | 6,800 |
| Store closures | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Return-to-office mandates | 0 | 0% | 0 |
By state
US states named in January 2024 announcements
No January 2024 announcement in the tracker names a US state.
Against December 2023
Month over month, from the same tracker
January 2024 has 8 announcements, 5 more than December 2023 (3).
| Measure | January 2024 | December 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Announcements | 8 | 3 |
| Companies | 8 | 3 |
| Jobs affected (reported) | 6,800 | 841 |
| Stores closing | 0 | 0 |
Every announcement
January 2024, newest first. Each company links to its full layoffs timeline.
8 announcements
January 2024
8 announcements · 6,800 jobs reported
Layoff
Cuts 1,800 jobs
Unity disclosed in a regulatory filing and internal memo that it would cut about a quarter of its workforce, roughly 1,800 positions, across teams.
Layoff
Cuts 600 jobs
BlackRock, a Bitcoin ETF applicant, was laying off 600 employees.
Layoff
Announces layoffs
Discord laid off 17% of its employees, citing headcount growing too quickly in recent years.
Layoff
Announces layoffs
Humane, a Sam Altman-backed startup, laid off 4% of its workforce.
Layoff
Announces layoffs
NEAR Foundation cut 40% of its employees.
Layoff
Cuts 2,500 jobs
PayPal cut 2,500 employees, about 9% of its workforce, attributed to the integration of AI tools.
Layoff
Announces layoffs
Twitch cut one third of its staff after weeks of layoff rumors.
How this report is built
What counts, how jobs are counted, and the as-of date
What counts
Every published Layoffs Tracker announcement dated in January 2024: 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.
How jobs are counted
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.
As-of date
Figures are as of November 2, 2026, and the newest change to a January 2024 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.
Data
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.
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.
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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