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Layoffs in October 2025

10 source-backed updates on job cuts at 9 companies, from company announcements, SEC filings, state WARN notices and news reports. Each one lists its sources and what they don’t cover.

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Layoff dates in October 2025

When layoffs take effect during the month, mostly from state WARN notices.

Takes effectCompanyUpdate
Oct 17to Oct 31John Deere141 jobs at Waterloo and Des Moines Works plants in Iowa
Oct 31Northrop Grumman78 jobs as San Jose, California facility closes permanently

Internet and e-commerce · 2

Amazon · Announced reductionAbout 14,000 corporate roles cutAnnounced October 28, 2025 · Source: AmazonGoogle · Reported reductionMore than 100 design-related roles cut in cloud unitReported October 2, 2025 · Sources: CNBC (via The Nightly), People Matters

Semiconductors · 2

Applied Materials · WARN notice363 layoffs across Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, California sitesWARN notice filed October 23, 2025; effective December 23, 2025 · Source: California EDD WARN reportApplied Materials · Announced reductionAbout 4% of global workforce to be cutAnnounced October 23, 2025 · Sources: SEC Form 8-K (Applied Materials), San Francisco Chronicle (via Industry Insider California), Globes

Automotive · 1

General Motors · Confirmed reductionEV and battery layoffs; reports say about 1,700 jobs, plus temporary layoffsConfirmed October 29, 2025 · Sources: AP (via Michigan Public), Straight Arrow News

Healthcare services · 1

CVS Health · WARN notice72 remote Aetna Medicare-Medicaid program jobsWARN notice dated October 17, 2025; separations December 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026 · Sources: CVS Health WARN letter (posted by Ohio Department of Job and Family Services), Hartford Business Journal

Investment services · 1

Goldman Sachs · Reported planLimited job cuts and slower hiring through end of 2025Staff memo sent October 14, 2025 · Sources: Bloomberg (via Bloomberg Law), Reuters (via TradingView)

Oil and gas · 1

ConocoPhillips · Reported planLayoffs at Canadian operations set for first week of November 2025Reported October 23, 2025; notifications set for November 5 and 6, 2025 · Source: Reuters (via BOE Report)

Retail · 1

Target · Announced reductionAbout 1,800 corporate positions eliminatedAnnounced October 23, 2025 · Source: PBS NewsHour, with AP

Telecommunications · 1

Comcast · Announced reductionAbout 540 roles as the Central and West divisions closeAnnounced October 2025 · Sources: Technical.ly, Denver Gazette

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