Major 2026 layoffs at Amazon, Meta, Oracle, Microsoft and more
Amazon plans cuts of 16,000 jobs in January and 2,200 in February, followed by at least 100 roles at Amazon Robotics in March. Block cut about 4,000 jobs in February. Salesforce’s cuts reflect AI and automation, while Meta plans to cut ~8,000 jobs (~10%), Snap about 1,000 and Walmart 1,000 corporate roles. The U.S. tech labor market continues to shrink in 2026.