LayoffEl Segundo, CA, United States
Cuts 738 jobs
24 Hour Home Care filed a California WARN notice for layoffs after Health Net ended a Medi-Cal home care Community Support benefit.
Monthly layoffs report
August 2026 Layoffs: Companies, Jobs Cut & Closures
As of November 2, 2026, the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker recorded 14 layoff and closure announcements in August 2026, affecting at least 5,320 jobs where a source states a number (11 of 14 state one).
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
August 2026 at a glance
- Announcements
- 14
- Companies
- 13
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 5,320
- Stores closing
- 8
- Layoffs
- 11
- Store closures
- 3
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 11 of 14 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
Most jobs affected
Companies ranked by jobs reported affected in August 2026
- 1Visa1 announcement2,600
- 224 Hour Home Care1 announcement738
- 3Zillow1 announcement500
- 4
TikTok2 announcements325 - 5E.W. Scripps1 announcement268
- 6
Starbucks1 announcement224 - 7Etsy1 announcement220
- 8
Apple1 announcement200 - 9
Anchor Glass Container1 announcement168 - 10T-Mobile1 announcement77
By type
Layoffs, store closures, and return-to-office mandates in August 2026
| Type | Announcements | Share | Jobs reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layoffs | 11 | 79% | 5,320 |
| Store closures | 3 | 21% | 0 |
| Return-to-office mandates | 0 | 0% | 0 |
By state
US states named in August 2026 announcements
10 of 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| New York | 3 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| California | 2 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Georgia | 2 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Oklahoma | 2 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Tennessee | 2 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Texas | 2 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Florida | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Illinois | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Kentucky | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Maine | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Michigan | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Missouri | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Nebraska | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Ohio | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
| South Carolina | 1 | WARN notices(opens in new tab) |
Against July 2026
Month over month, from the same tracker
August 2026 has 14 announcements, 1 fewer than July 2026 (15).
| Measure | August 2026 | July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Announcements | 14 | 15 |
| Companies | 13 | 15 |
| Jobs affected (reported) | 5,320 | 10,615 |
| Stores closing | 8 | 720 |
Every announcement
August 2026, newest first. Each company links to its full layoffs timeline.
14 announcements
August 2026
14 announcements · 5,320 jobs reported
LayoffSeattle, WA, United States · Bellingham, WA, United States · Bothell, WA, United States · Vancouver, WA, United States · Kennewick, WA, United States · Tacoma, WA, United States
Cuts 77 jobs
T-Mobile filed a Washington state notice covering layoffs of retail store and headquarters staff across 13 locations, with six stores closing. Some affected employees were offered relocation.
LayoffNY, United States · NE, United States · OK, United States · TX, United States
Cuts 268 jobs
Scripps confirmed pink slips to 268 workers company-wide as part of cost-saving and AI-driven restructuring, including anchor-less newscasts at Baltimore's WMAR-2.
LayoffSeattle, WA, United States
Cuts 224 jobs
Starbucks is cutting 224 workers across its Seattle headquarters and remote roles, per a WARN notice: 120 who declined relocation to Nashville and 104 in shop design and construction.
LayoffBellevue, WA, United States
Cuts 75 jobs
TikTok, through TT Commerce and Global Services LLC, notified Washington of a permanent layoff of 75 employees at its Bellevue facilities tied to restructuring.
Layoff
Cuts 200 jobs
Apple cut more than 200 jobs across its Vision Pro group and Siri and software engineering teams, and confirmed a limited number of roles were affected.
LayoffWarner Robins, GA, United States
Cuts 168 jobs
Anchor Glass is permanently closing its Warner Robins, Georgia glass container plant, with separations running from October into January 2027.
Store closureFL, United States · GA, United States · IL, United States · KY, United States · ME, United States · MI, United States · MO, United States · NY, United States · OH, United States · OK, United States · PA, United States · SC, United States · TN, United States
Announces store closures
Save A Lot has closed more than two dozen stores across at least 13 states in 2026, per Fast Company, including seven Chicago stores that closed after the chain ended its agreement with operator Yellow Banana.
Layoff
Cuts 220 jobs
Etsy is cutting about 220 employees, mostly in product and engineering, per a CEO memo filed with its 8-K. Headcount is expected to be about 1,600 after the restructuring, substantially complete by end of Q3.
LayoffNashville, TN, United States
Cuts 250 jobs
TikTok is closing its Nashville office and laying off employees, per a WARN notice filed in Tennessee.
Store closure
Announces store closures
Chase is closing another wave of retail bank branches during 2026, according to a Fast Company list of affected locations. The post gives no count of branches.
LayoffWA, United States
Cuts 500 jobs
Zillow is cutting more than 500 jobs, about 7% of its global workforce, with directors, principals and senior managers heavily represented. A Washington state WARN filing covers 91 of the positions.
Layoff
Cuts 2,600 jobs
Visa is laying off about 2,600 workers, mainly in product and technology teams, per a CEO memo; savings are directed to money-movement, consumer payments and value-added services.
Store closureNY, United States · CA, United States · TX, United States
Closes 8 stores
Y7 Studio closed all eight of its yoga studios with little warning in late summer 2026 after its operations passed from owner FitLab to an unnamed new operator, with staff reporting unpaid wages.
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 August 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 August 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.
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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