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Chicago layoffs, tracked in full.

Chicago has seen 11K job cuts across 58 tracked rounds since January 2020 — roughly 1.2% of all layoffs in our global dataset. The last 12 months alone saw 2K layoffs.

Last updated
City snapshot
11K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
43
active + historical
Rounds
58
total events
Top industry
E-commerce
46% of cuts
Global city rank
#13
by total headcount
Total since 2020
All time
11K
Across 58 roundsRank #13
Last 12 months
Recent
2K
↓ 80% YoY
Companies tracked
Breadth
43
across 8 industriesE-commerce leads
Global city rank
vs cities
#13
1.2% of global totalof 200 cities
By industry · Chicago· Since 2020

Which industries cut deepest.

E-commerce
4 ROUNDS
46% of Chicago cuts
3,800
PEOPLE
Consulting
2 ROUNDS
13%
1,079
PEOPLE
Media & Entertainment
1 ROUNDS
12%
1,000
PEOPLE
Healthcare
1 ROUNDS
10%
800
PEOPLE
Manufacturing
2 ROUNDS
8%
700
PEOPLE
Logistics & Supply Chain
6 ROUNDS
4%
369
PEOPLE
Recruiting
4 ROUNDS
4%
314
PEOPLE
Marketplace
3 ROUNDS
3%
283
PEOPLE
Top companies · Chicago

Where the cuts landed.

Top companies
#01
Groupon
E-COMMERCE · 3 ROUNDS
3,800
#02
Chicago Public Schools
1 ROUNDS
1,723
#03
Thoughtworks
CONSULTING · 2 ROUNDS
1,079
#04
Redbox
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT · 1 ROUNDS
1,000
#05
GoHealth
HEALTHCARE · 1 ROUNDS
800
#06
Zebra Technologies
MANUFACTURING · 2 ROUNDS
700
#07
Project44
LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN · 3 ROUNDS
309
Recent events · Chicago· Latest

The latest Chicago layoffs.

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Severity
Event
Location · When
Headcount
Source
High
CP
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools to lay off 1,723 staff members
Chicago ·
1,723
wbez.org ↗
Moderate
II
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology lays off 160 staff and faculty
Chicago ·
160
abc7chicago.com ↗
High
C
Cars.com
Cars.com Layoffs — 2026-04-09
Chicago ·
—
marketwatch.com ↗
Severe
F
FranShares
FranShares Layoffs — 2026-03-17
Chicago ·
—
bizjournals.com ↗
Low
ZT
Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies Layoffs — 2025-12-12
Chicago ·
—
therobotreport.com ↗
Low
SS
Sprout Social
Sprout Social Layoffs — 2024-11-25
Chicago ·
—
google.com ↗
High
C+
CareerBuilder + Monster
CareerBuilder + Monster Layoffs — 2024-10-10
Chicago ·
200
aimgroup.com ↗
Low
R
Reverb
Reverb Layoffs — 2024-09-20
Chicago ·
40
valueaddedresource.net ↗
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