May 2026 Layoffs

In May 2026, 61 companies announced layoffs totaling 83,255 jobs. The largest single cut was Spirit Airlines with 14,000 positions.

Total Jobs Cut
83,255
Companies
61
Largest Cut
Spirit Airlines

All Layoffs in May 2026

CompanyPeople Cut% of WorkforceDateCategory
Spirit Airlines14,000100.0%WEAK DEMAND
Kyndryl10,00013.7%RESTRUCTURE
Standard Chartered7,8009.4%AI-DRIVEN
Commerzbank6,90017.3%MERGER
PayPal4,76020.0%AI-DRIVEN
Takeda4,5009.2%COST CUT
Cisco4,0005.0%AI-DRIVEN
Intuit3,00016.5%AI-DRIVEN
Amdocs2,5008.6%AI-DRIVEN
Acrisure2,25011.0%AI-DRIVEN
Electrolux2,1004.0%WEAK DEMAND
BioNTech1,86022.0%WEAK DEMAND
Goodyear1,7002.4%COST CUT
Cloudflare1,10021.3%AI-DRIVEN
Walmart1,1000.1%AI-DRIVEN
Wix1,00019.0%AI-DRIVEN
Nissan9009.7%WEAK DEMAND
LinkedIn8755.0%AI-DRIVEN
Inter IKEA Group8503.1%RESTRUCTURE
Fidelity Investments8001.0%RESTRUCTURE
Fifth Third Bank7402.7%MERGER
Group 1 Automotive7005.0%COST CUT
BILL Holdings70030.0%RESTRUCTURE
Coinbase70014.0%AI-DRIVEN
LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District)6571.1%COST CUT
Verizon6210.7%AI-DRIVEN
ZoomInfo60020.0%RESTRUCTURE
General Motors6000.4%RESTRUCTURE
Freshworks50011.1%AI-DRIVEN
Groupon40023.5%AI-DRIVEN
Ticketmaster3508.0%AI-DRIVEN
Innovaccer340-AI-DRIVEN
Cboe Global Markets33220.0%RESTRUCTURE
Starbucks3001.9%RESTRUCTURE
Sodexo296-RESTRUCTURE
ClickUp29022.3%AI-DRIVEN
DeepL25025.0%AI-DRIVEN
Arctic Wolf2508.3%AI-DRIVEN
SentinelOne2408.0%AI-DRIVEN
Campbell's20536.1%RESTRUCTURE
Gilead Sciences19291.9%MERGER
Fresh Venture Foods1859.2%RESTRUCTURE
Build a Rocket Boy17068.0%WEAK DEMAND
BigID15023.1%AI-DRIVEN
Gambling.com Group15025.0%AI-DRIVEN
Upwork14524.2%AI-DRIVEN
Webflow1408.0%AI-DRIVEN
AI21 Labs11061.1%AI-DRIVEN
Rapyd10014.3%AI-DRIVEN
Daily Wire10050.0%COST CUT
GladUDid Chick-fil-A98100.0%RESTRUCTURE
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling850.9%RESTRUCTURE
Lightricks7517.0%AI-DRIVEN
Penn Entertainment750.3%RESTRUCTURE
Mercedes-Benz R and D North America722.4%COST CUT
Streamland Media714.7%WEAK DEMAND
Portland Trail Blazers7028.0%COST CUT
Starbucks610.4%RESTRUCTURE
Minute Media6012.0%AI-DRIVEN
Associated Press601.8%RESTRUCTURE
Los Angeles Lakers206.7%COST CUT
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