Layoff
Announces layoffs
Southwest Airlines is reported to be cutting about 15% of its payroll, described as its first mass layoff, affecting thousands of employees.
Layoffs Tracker
Southwest Airlines Layoffs 2025: Timeline & Numbers
Every Southwest Airlines 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
Southwest Airlines at a glance
- Announcements tracked
- 1
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 0
- Layoffs
- 1
- Store closures
- 0
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Latest announcement
2025
1 announcement
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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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