--- title: "Verizon Layoffs 2026: 500 Jobs Cut (Latest: Jul 2026)" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/layoffs/verizon" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- [![](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fs2%2Ffavicons%3Fdomain%3Dwww.verizon.com%26sz%3D128)](/company/verizon)Layoffs Tracker # Verizon Layoffs 2026: 500 Jobs Cut Latest announcement (Jul 18, 2026): Verizon told employees it will sell 274 company-owned stores to franchise operators effective August 16, 2026 and eliminate about 500 corporate roles. The stores stay open under new owners. The tracker lists 3 announcements for Verizon since 2024, with 18,500 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: [Verizon Shifts 274 Stores to Franchise Owners, Putting 3,000 Jobs on New Footing in 2026](/blog/verizon-selling-274-stores-3000-jobs-2026) Last updated Oct 2, 2026 [Verizon open jobs](/company/verizon#company-roles)[Verizon company profile](/company/verizon) _From our coverage, Jul 18, 2026: [Verizon Shifts 274 Stores to Franchise Owners, Putting 3,000 Jobs on New Footing in 2026](/blog/verizon-selling-274-stores-3000-jobs-2026)_ Verizon at a glance **Announcements tracked** : 3 **Jobs affected (reported)** : 18,500 **Layoffs** : 3 **Store closures** : 0 **Return-to-office mandates** : 0 Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 3 of 3 announcements that state a number. Latest announcement Jul 18, 2026 | Year | Jobs reported | Announcements | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024 | 5,000 | 1 | | 2025 | 13,000 | 1 | | 2026 | 500 | 1 | ## 2026 1 announcement · 500 jobs reported affected 1. Jul 18Jul 18Layoff ### Cuts 500 jobs Verizon told employees it will sell 274 company-owned stores to franchise operators effective August 16, 2026 and eliminate about 500 corporate roles. The stores stay open under new owners. - Our coverage:[Verizon Shifts 274 Stores to Franchise Owners, Putting 3,000 Jobs on New Footing in 2026](/blog/verizon-selling-274-stores-3000-jobs-2026)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/5479-1.png) ## 2025 1 announcement · 13,000 jobs reported affected 1. Nov 20Nov 20Layoff ### Cuts 13,000 jobs Verizon told staff via an internal memo that it would lay off more than 13,000 non-union employees, about 20% of its non-union management workforce, citing cost structure limits. The company also set up a $20 million reskilling and career transition fund. - Our coverage:[Verizon Axes 13,000+ Non-Union Employees as Telecom Giant Joins Brutal 2025 Layoff Wave](/blog/verizon-layoff) - Our coverage:[Global Layoff Wave Hits Major Companies](/blog/global-layoff-wave-hits-major-companies) - Our coverage:[Tech Jobs Face Rising Unemployment Recession](/blog/tech-jobs-face-rising-unemployment-recession) - Our coverage:[Major Companies Slash Jobs as Economy Tightens](/blog/layoffs-economy-inflation-2026)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/verizon.png) ## 2024 1 announcement · 5,000 jobs reported affected 1. Sep 15Sep 15Layoff ### Cuts 5,000 jobs Verizon announced a restructuring that will cut nearly 5,000 jobs alongside a roughly $2 billion write-off expected in Q3 2024. - Our coverage:[Verizon Announces Layoffs of Nearly 5,000 Employees and $2 Billion Write-Off](/blog/verizon-layoffs-2024)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/drashtigarach_a_close-up_view_of_a_filing_box_with_a_prominen_498d9401-84c0-4245-af43-d8983a23740a_3.png) ## More Verizon coverage Metaintro articles about this company - [Verizon's CEO Says AI Will Replace Most Customer Service Jobs, Here's Who's Exposed](/blog/verizon-ceo-ai-replace-customer-service-jobs-whos-exposed)Jun 5, 2026 - [AT&T + T-Mobile + Verizon's 2026 JV to End Dead Zones: Telecom Hiring Surge Ahead](/blog/att-tmobile-verizon-jv-2026-dead-zones-hiring)May 15, 2026 ## 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. [Download the dataCSV](/layoffs/data.csv)[Download the dataJSON](/layoffs/data.json) **Embed this** Show Verizon's layoff history on your site. The frame updates itself as the tracker does. The credit link to Metaintro sits inside the frame and below it, so it stays even where a site removes frames. Embed code <iframe src="https://www.metaintro.com/embed/layoffs/verizon" title="Verizon layoff history from the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker" width="100%" height="520" loading="lazy" style="border:0;width:100%;max-width:640px"></iframe> <p>Data: <a href="https://www.metaintro.com/layoffs/verizon">Metaintro Layoffs Tracker</a></p> [Preview the embed](https://www.metaintro.com/embed/layoffs/verizon) Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. 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