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Monthly layoffs report

March 2026 Layoffs: Companies, Jobs Cut & Closures

As of November 2, 2026, the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker recorded 21 layoff and closure announcements in March 2026, affecting at least 56,179 jobs where a source states a number (14 of 21 state one).

Last updated Oct 2, 2026

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March 2026 at a glance

Announcements
21
Companies
19
Jobs affected (reported)
56,179
Stores closing
50
Layoffs
19
Store closures
2
Return-to-office mandates
0

Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 14 of 21 announcements that state a number.

Latest announcement

Most jobs affected

Companies ranked by jobs reported affected in March 2026

  1. 1
    Volkswagen1 announcement50,000
  2. 2
    Atlassian1 announcement1,600
  3. 3
    Epic Games1 announcement1,000
  4. 4
    Macy's1 announcement993
  5. 5
    Meta1 announcement700
  6. 6
    BrewDog2 announcements484
  7. 7
    Saks Global2 announcements435
  8. 8
    GSK1 announcement350
  9. 9
    Crypto.com1 announcement180
  10. 10
    Merck1 announcement147

By type

Layoffs, store closures, and return-to-office mandates in March 2026

Announcements by type
TypeAnnouncementsShareJobs reported
Layoffs1990%56,179
Store closures210%0
Return-to-office mandates00%0

By state

US states named in March 2026 announcements

8 of 21 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.

StateAnnouncementsOfficial notices
California5WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Washington3WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Texas2WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Colorado1WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Connecticut1WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Illinois1WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Maryland1WARN notices(opens in new tab)
New Hampshire1Layoff notice contact(opens in new tab)
New York1WARN notices(opens in new tab)
North Carolina1WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Ohio1WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Pennsylvania1WARN notices(opens in new tab)
Virginia1WARN notices(opens in new tab)

WARN notices for every state

Against February 2026

Month over month, from the same tracker

March 2026 has 21 announcements, 11 fewer than February 2026 (32).

MeasureMarch 2026February 2026
Announcements2132
Companies1932
Jobs affected (reported)56,17916,866
Stores closing5019

February 2026 layoffs report

Every announcement

March 2026, newest first. Each company links to its full layoffs timeline.

21 announcements

March 2026

21 announcements · 56,179 jobs reported

  1. LayoffUnited States · India · Canada · Mexico · Seattle, WA, United States · Redmond, WA, United States · Austin, TX, United States · CA, United States · CO, United States · NH, United States · Bengaluru, India · Hyderabad, India · Noida, India · Redwood City, CA, United States · Toronto, Canada

    Oracle

    Announces layoffs

    Oracle began eliminating roles on March 31, 2026 via early-morning emails, as part of a $2.1 billion restructuring to fund AI data center spending.

  3. LayoffWA, United States · Bay Area, CA, United States · Burlingame, CA, United States · Sunnyvale, CA, United States

    Meta

    Cuts 700 jobs

    Meta began laying off roughly 700 employees across at least five divisions, including Reality Labs, recruiting, sales, global operations and the Facebook social team.

  8. LayoffWA, United States · Australia · India · San Francisco, CA, United States · New York, NY, United States

    Atlassian

    Cuts 1,600 jobs

    Atlassian cut 1,600 jobs on March 11, 2026, framed by its co-CEO as a way to fund AI investment and speed up profitability.

  11. Store closureChicago, IL, United States · San Antonio, TX, United States · Chevy Chase, MD, United States · Costa Mesa, CA, United States · Palm Desert, CA, United States · Tysons, VA, United States · Beachwood, OH, United States

    Saks Global

    Closes 12 stores

    Saks Global, in Chapter 11 since January 2026, announced a second round closing 12 more Saks Fifth Avenue stores, to remain open through end of May.

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 March 2026: 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 March 2026 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.

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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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