Monthly layoffs report
As of November 2, 2026, the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker recorded 27 layoff and closure announcements in September 2025, affecting at least 54,991 jobs where a source states a number (24 of 27 state one).
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
September 2025 at a glance
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 24 of 27 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
Companies ranked by jobs reported affected in September 2025
Layoffs, store closures, and return-to-office mandates in September 2025
| Type | Announcements | Share | Jobs reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layoffs | 25 | 93% | 54,874 |
| Store closures | 2 | 7% | 117 |
| Return-to-office mandates | 0 | 0% | 0 |
US states named in September 2025 announcements
6 of 27 announcements name at least one US state. An announcement that names two states counts in both. Jobs are not split by state, because sources rarely give a number for each location.
| State | Announcements | Official notices |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Florida | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Georgia | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Illinois | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Massachusetts | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Nevada | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| North Carolina | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Oregon | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Washington | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
Month over month, from the same tracker
September 2025 has 27 announcements, 12 more than August 2025 (15).
| Measure | September 2025 | August 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Announcements | 27 | 15 |
| Companies | 26 | 15 |
| Jobs affected (reported) | 54,991 | 1,794 |
| Stores closing | 1 | 0 |
September 2025, newest first. Each company links to its full layoffs timeline.
27 announcements
27 announcements · 54,991 jobs reported
Layoff
Cuts 11,000 jobs
Accenture confirmed it cut 11,000 jobs over three months as part of an $865 million restructuring focused on AI, with more exits expected through November 2025.
LayoffOshawa, ON, Canada
Cuts 750 jobs
General Motors will eliminate the third shift at its Oshawa Assembly plant, affecting about 2,000 jobs including GM and supply chain workers.
Layoff
Cuts 13,000 jobs
Bosch cut 13,000 positions globally as it shifts from hardware toward software.
Store closureNorth America
Announces store closures
Starbucks plans to close hundreds of underperforming stores in North America, roughly 1% of its North American footprint.
Layoff
Cuts 900 jobs
Starbucks announced 900 layoffs, mainly in non-retail corporate and support roles, as part of a restructuring.
LayoffKamloops, Canada
Cuts 150 jobs
Thompson Rivers University is cutting over 150 jobs, about 10% of its workforce, after a 26% drop in international enrollment, as the first stage of a longer restructuring.
LayoffDillard, OR, United States
Cuts 107 jobs
Roseburg Forest Products permanently closed its Dillard, Oregon facility, displacing 107 workers. The Department of Labor later awarded a dislocated worker grant to support them.
Layoff
Cuts 4,000 jobs
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff confirmed the company cut 4,000 customer support jobs, attributing the reduction to AI.
Layoff
Announces layoffs
Capital One confirmed plans to cut hundreds of positions as it integrates its acquisition of Discover Financial Services.
LayoffOrlando, FL, United States · Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States · Miami, FL, United States · Las Vegas, NV, United States · Atlanta, GA, United States · Chicago, IL, United States
Cuts 1,800 jobs
Spirit Airlines furloughed 1,800 flight attendants, about one-third of its cabin crew, as part of its second Chapter 11 restructuring.
Store closureBoston, MA, United States
Closes 1 store
T.J. Maxx filed a WARN notice to close its three-story Newbury Street store in Boston, with 117 employees set to be laid off in January 2026. TJX said all workers were offered positions at nearby stores.
LayoffCologne, Germany
Cuts 1,000 jobs
Ford announced it is cutting 1,000 jobs at its Cologne plant, moving to a single-shift schedule from January 2026 amid weak EV demand, with voluntary redundancy packages offered.
LayoffWinston-Salem, NC, United States
Cuts 350 jobs
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school district cut 350 educator positions through a reduction-in-force after a $46 million budget overspend.
LayoffAustralia
Cuts 145 jobs
Bendigo Bank cut 145 technology roles.
LayoffRedmond, WA, United States
Cuts 42 jobs
Microsoft cut 42 positions at its Redmond headquarters, its fifth consecutive month of layoffs.
LayoffAustralia
Cuts 400 jobs
National Australia Bank eliminated 400 positions in 2025.
LayoffMontebelluna, Italy
Cuts 750 jobs
Italian footwear company Geox plans to cut 15% of its global workforce, about 750 employees, as part of a restructuring led by a new CEO. Plans were first discussed with unions in a September meeting.
LayoffDenmark
Cuts 9,000 jobs
Novo Nordisk launched a restructuring in September 2025 to eliminate about 9,000 positions, around 5,000 of them in Denmark.
LayoffCanada
Cuts 100 jobs
Ericsson notified 100 technical employees in Canada of layoffs as part of a global restructuring, offering severance and career transition support.
LayoffPA, United States · Alameda, CA, United States
Cuts 130 jobs
Biotech company Exelixis laid off 130 employees, closing its Pennsylvania facility and halting operations at its Alameda headquarters.
Layoff
Cuts 50 jobs
Krutrim, an Ola AI company, laid off about 50 linguistics team members in its third round of cuts since June.
LayoffIndia
Announces layoffs
Mobile Premier League cut 60% of its jobs after an Indian government crackdown on real-money gaming.
Layoff
Cuts 500 jobs
Voice of America and its parent agency announced over 500 layoffs.
LayoffAustralia
Cuts 3,500 jobs
ANZ announced a restructure in September 2025 to cut about 3,500 jobs over 12 months, with 1,000 contractors also affected and about $560 million in pre-tax restructuring charges.
LayoffAustralia
Cuts 200 jobs
Bank of Queensland outsourced more than 200 jobs in early September.
Layoff
Cuts 3,000 jobs
ConocoPhillips announced plans to lay off up to a quarter of its workforce as part of a cost-cutting push, with most reductions expected before year-end 2025.
LayoffGermany
Cuts 4,000 jobs
Lufthansa Group said it would shed 4,000 jobs by 2030, mostly administrative roles in Germany, citing AI and digitalization.
What counts, how jobs are counted, and the as-of date
Every published Layoffs Tracker announcement dated in September 2025: 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 September 2025 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.
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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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