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Munich layoffs, tracked in full.

Munich has seen 3K job cuts across 13 tracked rounds since January 2020 — roughly 0.4% of all layoffs in our global dataset. The last 12 months alone saw 165 layoffs.

Last updated
City snapshot
3K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
10
active + historical
Rounds
13
total events
Top industry
Semiconductors
41% of cuts
Global city rank
#34
by total headcount
Total since 2020
All time
3K
Across 13 roundsRank #34
Last 12 months
Recent
165
↓ 95% YoY
Companies tracked
Breadth
10
across 8 industriesSemiconductors leads
Global city rank
vs cities
#34
0.4% of global totalof 201 cities
By industry · Munich· Since 2020

Which industries cut deepest.

Semiconductors
1 ROUNDS
41% of Munich cuts
1,400
PEOPLE
Aerospace
1 ROUNDS
29%
1,000
PEOPLE
HR Tech
3 ROUNDS
11%
380
PEOPLE
Mobility
2 ROUNDS
9%
300
PEOPLE
E-commerce
3 ROUNDS
4%
125
PEOPLE
Autonomous Vehicles
1 ROUNDS
3%
100
PEOPLE
Fitness
1 ROUNDS
3%
100
PEOPLE
Developer Tools
1 ROUNDS
<1%
20
PEOPLE
Top companies · Munich

Where the cuts landed.

Top companies
#01
Infineon
SEMICONDUCTORS · 1 ROUNDS
1,400
#02
Lilium
AEROSPACE · 1 ROUNDS
1,000
#03
Personio
HR TECH · 3 ROUNDS
380
#04
Sono Motors
MOBILITY · 2 ROUNDS
300
#05
Westwing
E-COMMERCE · 1 ROUNDS
125
#06
eGym
FITNESS · 1 ROUNDS
100
#07
Argo AI
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES · 1 ROUNDS
100
Recent events · Munich· Latest

The latest Munich layoffs.

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Severity
Event
Location · When
Headcount
Source
High
P
Personio
Personio Layoffs — 2025-10-29
Munich ·
165
Internal memo
High
C
Commercetools
Commercetools Layoffs — 2025-02-26
Munich ·
—
techcrunch.com ↗
Severe
L
Lilium
Lilium Layoffs — 2024-12-23
Munich ·
1,000
techcrunch.com ↗
Moderate
P
Personio
Personio Layoffs — 2024-11-07
Munich ·
115
businessinsider.de ↗
High
I
Infineon
Infineon Layoffs — 2024-08-05
Munich ·
1,400
yahoo.com ↗
Low
P
Personio
Personio Layoffs — 2024-01-24
Munich ·
100
Internal memo
Low
SM
Sono Motors
Sono Motors Layoffs — 2023-10-02
Munich ·
—
linkedin.com ↗
Low
A
Arive
Arive Layoffs — 2023-07-24
Munich ·
—
businessinsider.de ↗
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