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Los Angeles layoffs, tracked in full.

Los Angeles has seen 20K job cuts across 165 tracked rounds since January 2020 — roughly 2.1% of all layoffs in our global dataset. The last 12 months alone saw 8K layoffs.

Last updated
City snapshot
20K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
108
active + historical
Rounds
165
total events
Top industry
Social Media
41% of cuts
Global city rank
#10
by total headcount
Total since 2020
All time
20K
Across 165 roundsRank #10
Last 12 months
Recent
8K
↓ 31% YoY
Companies tracked
Breadth
108
across 8 industriesSocial Media leads
Global city rank
vs cities
#10
2.1% of global totalof 200 cities
By industry · Los Angeles· Since 2020

Which industries cut deepest.

Social Media
9 ROUNDS
41% of Los Angeles cuts
4,030
PEOPLE
Mobility
13 ROUNDS
12%
1,214
PEOPLE
Automotive / EV
9 ROUNDS
12%
1,210
PEOPLE
Fintech
16 ROUNDS
9%
852
PEOPLE
Gaming
5 ROUNDS
7%
688
PEOPLE
Recruiting
2 ROUNDS
7%
670
PEOPLE
Healthcare
8 ROUNDS
7%
666
PEOPLE
Food & Beverage
7 ROUNDS
5%
540
PEOPLE
Top companies · Los Angeles

Where the cuts landed.

Top companies
#01
Los Angeles Unified School District
1 ROUNDS
5,690
#02
Snap
SOCIAL MEDIA · 5 ROUNDS
2,970
#03
Rivian
AUTOMOTIVE / EV · 5 ROUNDS
1,210
#04
TikTok
SOCIAL MEDIA · 4 ROUNDS
1,060
#05
ZipRecruiter
RECRUITING · 2 ROUNDS
670
#06
Riot Games
GAMING · 2 ROUNDS
576
#07
Bird
MOBILITY · 3 ROUNDS
544
Recent events · Los Angeles· Latest

The latest Los Angeles layoffs.

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Severity
Event
Location · When
Headcount
Source
Severe
LA
Los Angeles Unified School District
LAUSD to eliminate 5,690 positions in fiscal stabilization plan
Los Angeles ·
5,690
wsws.org ↗
High
S
Snap
Snap Layoffs — 2026-04-15
Los Angeles ·
1,000
cnbc.com ↗
Low
I
InvestCloud
InvestCloud Layoffs — 2026-03-10
Los Angeles ·
150
citywire.com ↗
Severe
S
Supernal
Supernal Layoffs — 2026-03-04
Los Angeles ·
296
latimes.com ↗
Severe
T
TrueCar
TrueCar Layoffs — 2026-02-24
Los Angeles ·
100
aimgroup.com ↗
Low
TT
The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk Layoffs — 2025-12-17
Los Angeles ·
—
adexchanger.com ↗
Moderate
R
Rivian
Rivian Layoffs — 2025-10-23
Los Angeles ·
600
reuters.com ↗
Severe
L
Ludeo
Ludeo Layoffs — 2025-10-20
Los Angeles ·
25
calcalistech.com ↗
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