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.
Layoffs Tracker
Starbucks Layoffs 2026: Timeline & Numbers
Every Starbucks layoff, store closure, and return-to-office announcement we track, newest first, with jobs affected where a source states it. Sources are linked from our coverage where available.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
Starbucks at a glance
- Announcements tracked
- 6
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 1,485
- Layoffs
- 4
- Store closures
- 2
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 4 of 6 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
| Year | Jobs reported | Announcements |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 900 | 2 |
| 2026 | 585 | 4 |
2026
4 announcements · 585 jobs reported affected
Layoff
Cuts 300 jobs
Starbucks is cutting 300 corporate jobs in marketing, human resources and supply chain and closing several regional support offices as part of a restructuring. Store baristas and managers are not affected.
LayoffSeattle, WA, United States
Cuts 61 jobs
Starbucks is eliminating 61 technology roles at its Seattle Support Center as part of a department reorganization, per a state WARN filing. Roles are not being relocated to Nashville.
Store closureSeattle, WA, United States
Closes 5 stores
Starbucks announced the closure of five Seattle stores, four of which were unionized.
2025
2 announcements · 900 jobs reported affected
Store closureNorth America
Announces store closures
Starbucks plans to close hundreds of underperforming stores in North America, roughly 1% of its North American footprint.
- Our coverage: Starbucks Cuts 900 Jobs
Layoff
Cuts 900 jobs
Starbucks announced 900 layoffs, mainly in non-retail corporate and support roles, as part of a restructuring.
- Our coverage: Starbucks Cuts 900 Jobs
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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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