Major Corporate Layoffs
- Volkswagen CEO warns German workers of sweeping layoffs to come — The Washington Post (Yesterday)
- LIV Golf plans mass layoffs as league seeks investors to survive — The New York Times (3 days ago)
- US Tariff Threats and VW Layoffs Hit Sector: Week in Automotive — Mexico Business News (2 days ago)
- Among Us 3D Developer Schell Games Confirms Layoffs — UploadVR (3 days ago)
Healthcare & Education - KCRHA Layoffs Begin, With Executive Positions, Financial Staff Untouched — PubliCola (3 days ago)
- FAS Ends Layoff Notifications With 165 Positions Eliminated — The Harvard Crimson (8 days ago)
- Johns Hopkins University lays off over 100 employees due to federal research cuts — The Baltimore Banner
- Layoff Warnings Hit Thousands of School Employees — Education Week
National Jobless Claims - The number of Americans applying for jobless aid slips to 203,000 as layoffs remain low — ABC News (2 days ago)
- US jobless claims fell to 203,000 last week, remaining at historic lows as layoffs are rare — 10TV (2 days ago)
- US filings for jobless benefits rise to 197,000 last week, but layoffs remain historically low — AP News
Other Notable Layoffs - What ICE money could buy: Iowa layoffs and news Aug. 27, 2026 — Iowa Starting Line (2 days ago)
- More Than 30% of FAS Social Sciences Staff Laid Off in Largest Wave Yet — The Harvard Crimson
- Disney/Pixar Bears Brunt of Disney Studio Layoffs as Company Axes Several Hundred Staffers — Variety
- Uber lays off 10% of customer service workers and calls others back to working in the office — Business Insider
- Zillow layoff details show severance terms and senior roles cut — HousingWire
[The overall labor market remains relatively stable with jobless claims near historic lows (around 197,000–203,000), suggesting that large‑scale layoffs are not widespread across the U.S. economy, though specific sectors and companies are implementing significant workforce reductions.]