Apple’s October 19 layoffs in Cupertino and Sunnyvale
According to California WARN notices dated August 20, Apple planned to lay off 147 people at Cupertino and two Sunnyvale sites, effective October 19.…
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Apple
Computer hardwareCupertino, CaliforniaAAPLAbout 166,000 employees
WorkHush has 3 source-backed updates on Apple workforce changes since November 2025. The latest, added August 20, 2026: 147 jobs cut at Cupertino and two Sunnyvale sites from October 19 (WARN notice). Read it with sources ›
What the sources say
All 3 source-backed updates ›147 jobs cut at Cupertino and two Sunnyvale sites from October 19
WARN notice · WARN notices dated August 20, 2026; layoffs effective October 19, 2026
Sources: California EDD WARN report (from July 1, 2026), People Matters, GIGAZINE
More about Apple
Consumer technology company that makes the iPhone, Mac, iPad and wearables and sells services such as the App Store and iCloud.
Revenue
$416.2B
Fiscal 2025 (ended September 2025), up 6.4%
Employees
About 166,000
As of September 2025, full-time equivalent
Stock
AAPL
Nasdaq
Headquarters
Cupertino, California
CEO
John Ternus
Since September 2026; Tim Cook became executive chairman
BrandsiPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, App Store, Apple Music, iCloud
Current strategyLeadership transition to John Ternus, previously head of hardware engineering, while services grew into a roughly $100B business
Recent workforce changesAbout 200 roles cut in August 2026 across the Vision Pro and Siri teams
CompetitorsSamsung, Google, Microsoft
Checked October 11, 2026 · Sources: sec.gov, sec.gov (2), fox35orlando.com, northeasttimes.com
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