Layoffs by sector

Transportation and Logistics Layoffs 2026

4 employers among airlines, carriers, couriers and warehousing companies announced 6 layoffs, closures or return-to-office mandates in 2026 so far, affecting at least 3,525 jobs where a source gives a number. That is 1% of all jobs affected in announcements we tracked this year. Most recent: Uber Freight, Nov 10, 2026, cuts 80 jobs.

Updated Nov 12, 2026

LayoffNov 10, 2026

Uber Freight

Uber Freight cuts 80 jobs

Uber Freight announced it is eliminating roughly 80 roles across the business as part of an organizational restructuring.

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At a glance, 2026 to date

3,525

Transportation and Logistics jobs affected in 2026, from announcements that state a number1% of all jobs affected in 2026 announcements we tracked

Announcements, 2026 to date: 6
Layoffs: 5
Return-to-office mandates: 1
Companies, 2026 to date: 4
Announcements, past 30 days: 2
Largest, Uber: 3,300 jobs

Summed over the 4 of 6 announcements that state a number. Sector comes from each employer's industry code (NAICS).

Latest transportation and logistics layoffs

Past 12 months, newest first

Nov 10, 2026
LayoffTransport & logistics
Uber FreightCuts 80 jobs
Uber Freight announced it is eliminating roughly 80 roles across the business as part of an organizational restructuring.
Source: freightwaves.com (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
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80 jobs
Nov 9, 2026
LayoffTransport & logisticsLuton, United Kingdom
easyJetCuts 50 jobs
easyJet confirmed plans to cut up to 50 head office roles out of 2,300 in its Luton-based head office team. The proposals are at consultation stage and no final decision date was given.
Around 50 easyJet Head Office Roles at Risk Before Its £5.7 Billion (About $7.6 Billion) Takeover Vote Source: rte.ie (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
Luton, United Kingdom
50 jobs
Sep 24, 2026
LayoffTransport & logisticsStockholm, Sweden
SwedaviaCuts 95 jobs
Swedavia, the state-owned Swedish airport operator, gave formal redundancy notice on 95 positions, mainly at its Stockholm head office, as part of a reorganisation to cut support-function roles.
What Swedavia's Redundancy Notice on 95 Positions Means for Its Head Office Staff Source: gp.se (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
Stockholm, Sweden
95 jobs
Sep 3, 2026
Return to officeTransport & logisticsNew York, NY, United States
UberReturn-to-office mandate
Alongside its layoffs, Uber is asking most staff to work from an office and concentrating teams in its largest hubs. Remote work is being sharply reduced.
Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs and What a Flatter Org Chart Means for Middle Managers Source: aljazeera.com (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
New York, NY, United States
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Sep 3, 2026
LayoffTransport & logisticsUS
UberCuts 3,300 jobs
Uber is eliminating about 3,300 roles in a restructuring aimed at reducing management layers, cutting managers by about 20 percent. The company did not attribute the cuts to AI.
Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs and What a Flatter Org Chart Means for Middle Managers Source: techcrunch.com (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
US
3,300 jobs
Jun 3, 2026
LayoffTransport & logisticsUS
UberAnnounces layoffs
Uber cut roughly 23 percent of its People and Places division (HR, recruiting, workplace and culture), concentrated on managers and senior staff, after Jill Hazelbaker took oversight of the organization. Uber said it was a structural change not driven by AI.
Uber Slashes Nearly a Quarter of Its HR Team in 2026 Restructuring Source: thenextweb.com (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
US
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Mar 31, 2026
WARN filingTransport & logisticsChicago, IL, United States
Southwest AirlinesNotice covers 107 workers
WARN filing: 107 workers in Chicago, Illinois, filed Mar 31, 2026. Listed as Southwest Airlines Co..
WARN notice (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
Chicago, IL, United States
107 jobs
Jan 28, 2026
WARN filingTransport & logisticsGA, United States
Kuehne+NagelNotice covers 153 workers
WARN filing: 153 workers in Georgia, filed Jan 28, 2026.
WARN notice (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
GA, United States
153 jobs
Dec 17, 2025
LayoffTransport & logisticsGA, United States
Comprehensive LogisticsCuts 105 jobs
Comprehensive Logistics filed a WARN notice to close operations in Crandall and Chatsworth, Georgia, laying off 105 workers after losing a major contract.
Weak Freight Demand Triggers Thousands of Job Cuts Across Logistics and Manufacturing Source: freightwaves.com (opens in new tab)
WARN filing: 105 workers, Georgia, filed Dec 17 Official notice (opens in new tab)
Transport & logistics
GA, United States
105 jobs