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Chicago layoffs, tracked in full.

Chicago has seen 9K job cuts across 20 tracked rounds since January 2020 — roughly 1.0% of all layoffs in our global dataset. The last 12 months alone saw 0 layoffs.

Last updated
City snapshot
9K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
11
active + historical
Rounds
20
total events
Top industry
E-commerce
46% of cuts
Global city rank
#15
by total headcount
Total since 2020
All time
9K
Across 20 roundsRank #15
Last 12 months
Recent
0
↓ 100% YoY
Companies tracked
Breadth
11
across 8 industriesE-commerce leads
Global city rank
vs cities
#15
1.0% of global totalof 137 cities
By industry · Chicago· Since 2020

Which industries cut deepest.

E-commerce
3 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
9%
700
PEOPLE
Logistics & Supply Chain
3 ROUNDS
4%
309
PEOPLE
Consumer Apps
3 ROUNDS
3%
247
PEOPLE
Marketplace
2 ROUNDS
3%
243
PEOPLE
Top companies · Chicago

Where the cuts landed.

Top companies
#01
Groupon
E-COMMERCE · 3 ROUNDS
3,800
#02
Thoughtworks
CONSULTING · 2 ROUNDS
1,079
#03
Redbox
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT · 1 ROUNDS
1,000
#04
GoHealth
HEALTHCARE · 1 ROUNDS
800
#05
Zebra Technologies
MANUFACTURING · 2 ROUNDS
700
#06
Project44
LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN · 3 ROUNDS
309
#07
Cameo
CONSUMER APPS · 3 ROUNDS
247
Recent events · Chicago· Latest

The latest Chicago layoffs.

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Severity
Event
Location · When
Headcount
Source
Low
ZT
Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies Layoffs — 2025-12-12
Chicago ·
—
therobotreport.com ↗
High
C+
CareerBuilder + Monster
CareerBuilder + Monster Layoffs — 2024-10-10
Chicago ·
200
aimgroup.com ↗
Severe
R
Redbox
Redbox Layoffs — 2024-07-10
Chicago ·
1,000
wsj.com ↗
Low
P
Project44
Project44 Layoffs — 2023-09-14
Chicago ·
116
freightwaves.com ↗
Moderate
ZT
Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies Layoffs — 2023-08-28
Chicago ·
700
chicagobusiness.com ↗
Severe
A
Atlas
Atlas Layoffs — 2023-08-23
Chicago ·
150
forbes.com ↗
Moderate
T
Thoughtworks
Thoughtworks Layoffs — 2023-08-08
Chicago ·
579
chicagobusiness.com ↗
Low
C
Cameo
Cameo Layoffs — 2023-07-18
Chicago ·
80
theinformation.com ↗
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