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Seattle layoffs, tracked in full.

Seattle has seen 120K job cuts across 203 tracked rounds since January 2020 — roughly 12.7% of all layoffs in our global dataset. The last 12 months alone saw 47K layoffs.

Last updated
City snapshot
120K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
92
active + historical
Rounds
203
total events
Top industry
Big Tech
90% of cuts
Global city rank
#2
by total headcount
Total since 2020
All time
120K
Across 203 roundsRank #2
Last 12 months
Recent
47K
↓ 35% YoY
Companies tracked
Breadth
92
across 8 industriesBig Tech leads
Global city rank
vs cities
#2
12.7% of global totalof 201 cities
By industry · Seattle· Since 2020

Which industries cut deepest.

Big Tech
44 ROUNDS
90% of Seattle cuts
104,871
PEOPLE
PropTech
22 ROUNDS
5%
5,422
PEOPLE
Travel & Hospitality
10 ROUNDS
1%
1,708
PEOPLE
E-commerce
10 ROUNDS
1%
1,185
PEOPLE
Cybersecurity
10 ROUNDS
<1%
1,079
PEOPLE
Aerospace
3 ROUNDS
<1%
1,040
PEOPLE
Logistics & Supply Chain
9 ROUNDS
<1%
913
PEOPLE
Gaming
2 ROUNDS
<1%
470
PEOPLE
Top companies · Seattle

Where the cuts landed.

Top companies
#01
Amazon
BIG TECH · 24 ROUNDS
74,402
#02
Microsoft
BIG TECH · 16 ROUNDS
30,055
#03
Zillow
PROPTECH · 5 ROUNDS
2,523
#04
Redfin
PROPTECH · 7 ROUNDS
2,347
#05
Expedia
TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY · 10 ROUNDS
1,708
#06
F5
CYBERSECURITY · 6 ROUNDS
1,049
#07
Blue Origin
AEROSPACE · 3 ROUNDS
1,040
Recent events · Seattle· Latest

The latest Seattle layoffs.

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Severity
Event
Location · When
Headcount
Source
Moderate
A
Amazon
Amazon to lay off 121 workers in Washington
Seattle ·
121
king5.com ↗
Moderate
S
Starbucks
Starbucks to lay off 224 employees
Seattle ·
224
king5.com ↗
Low
E
Expedia
Expedia Group cuts at least 8 executive roles in AI-driven reorganization
Seattle ·
8
geekwire.com ↗
Low
S
Salesforce
Salesforce cuts 59 jobs in Seattle and Bellevue
Seattle ·
59
seattletimes.com ↗
Moderate
A
Amazon
Amazon cuts jobs in AGI division
Seattle ·
—
komonews.com ↗
Low
A
Amazon
Amazon cuts 57 tech jobs in Washington state
Seattle ·
57
geekwire.com ↗
Low
A
Amperity
Amperity hit with layoffs as AI changes the shape of the customer data startup
Seattle ·
—
geekwire.com ↗
High
EI
Expeditors International
Expeditors International cuts 230 tech jobs
Seattle ·
230
linkedin.com ↗
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