Layoffs After Paramount Skydance Merger Raise Concerns Over Job Losses
After the $8 billion Paramount merger with Skydance in 2025, Paramount cut about 2,000 jobs, around 10% of its workforce. County officials said California has lost 52,016 film and television jobs since 2022, mainly in Los Angeles County. WARN-act notice rules are highlighted, and estimates warn that an approved Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could cost Los Angeles about 4,500 direct jobs plus thousands more in vendors and the broader economy over three years.