US Layoffs Roundup (9/11/2026)
- Conifer / Tenet - laying off 1,000+ employees as a major CommonSpirit business relationship ends; cuts are expected to begin Nov. 2.
- Essendant - expects to shut down operations, putting more than 600 jobs in Illinois at risk; layoffs had already begun.
- University of Utah - considering a workforce reduction of 250 to 855 positions, or up to 15% of staff, through a mix of layoffs, attrition and retirements.
- Ruiz Foods - cutting about 175 employees at its Dinuba, California plant, effective Nov. 4. One report lists the total as 176.
- MultiCare Health System - laying off 138 employees across Washington and closing six locations, citing costs and Medicaid funding cuts.
- McClatchy - cutting more than 90 employees across newspapers nationwide in one of its largest layoff rounds in years.
- Miami Herald - more than 30 newsroom positions reportedly eliminated as part of the broader McClatchy layoffs.
- Idaho Statesman - 10 journalists were reported affected, with additional reporting indicating major cuts among editors as well.
- Lexington Herald-Leader - 12 layoffs reported as part of the McClatchy reduction.
- Charlotte Observer - 8 newsroom employees laid off in the McClatchy cuts.
- Fresno Bee - 7 reporters and 1 editor eliminated, amounting to almost 40% of the newsroom.
- Sacramento Bee - entire sports department eliminated as part of McClatchy's nationwide cuts.
- Belleville News-Democrat - reportedly lost most of its newsroom staff in the McClatchy layoffs.
- Arkansas Department of Health - eliminating 71 positions effective Nov. 1 as the agency realigns spending with budget priorities.
- Sparhawk Trucking - closing its Wisconsin Rapids operation and laying off 74 employees.
- Clynk - filed a WARN notice covering 54 workers at its Biddeford, Maine facility.
- News 4 San Antonio / WOAI and KABB Fox 29 - layoffs reported at the Sinclair-owned sister stations; employee count was not provided.
- GW Law - confirmed personnel layoffs amid financial challenges; number of employees affected was not disclosed.
- KO_OP - indie game studio reported to have conducted a round of layoffs; employee count was not provided.
- IDEX Health - final layoffs tied to its Bristol, Connecticut facility closure have been delayed until Dec. 31; up to 15 remaining employees are affected.
- North Texas employers - nearly 1,500 layoffs were reported across three healthcare, foster-care and logistics companies, but the individual employers and job counts were not identified in the alert summary.
- Boston Museum of African American History - featured in follow-up reporting about earlier layoffs amid financial and federal-funding pressures.
- Uber - CEO discussed savings resulting from earlier layoffs; no new layoff round was identified in the report.
- Meta - mentioned in connection with previous layoffs while reorganizing parts of its workforce; no new layoff round was identified.
- ESPN - Suzy Kolber discussed her previous layoff after 27 years at the network; not a new layoff announcement.