US Layoffs Roundup (9/13/2026)
- Uber - follow-up reporting says the company cut approximately 3,300 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring intended to simplify operations and redirect spending toward its robotaxi strategy.
- Ventura County Fairgrounds - a change in the food and beverage concession operator could result in layoffs affecting 128 hospitality workers.
- McClatchy - additional reporting continues to document substantial newsroom reductions across the newspaper chain, including major cuts at the Idaho Statesman, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Fresno Bee and other publications.
- Idaho Statesman - follow-up reporting says the newspaper lost more than half of its journalists as part of the broader McClatchy layoffs.
- San Luis Obispo Tribune - reporting says the McClatchy reductions eliminated three reporters, a photographer and the newspaper's opinion editor.
- Fresno Bee - follow-up reporting indicates the newsroom reductions may have affected approximately 30% to 40% of staff.
- Miami Herald / El Nuevo Herald - follow-up reporting says 28 jobs were eliminated and another four positions were frozen as part of the recent newsroom reductions.
- Ruiz Foods - follow-up reporting confirms 176 jobs are being eliminated at the company's Dinuba, California plant, with the reductions expected in November.
- News 4 San Antonio / WOAI and KABB Fox 29 - additional reporting confirms layoffs occurred at the two Texas television stations; an employee count was not provided.
- South Brunswick Township - approved a $1 million special emergency appropriation for severance costs associated with employee retirements and layoffs.
- YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region - reporting discusses layoffs connected with the closure of a downtown Colorado Springs pool while employees were negotiating their first labor contract; the number of workers affected was not specified.
- Howard Stern Show - additional coverage discusses previously reported staff layoffs and other changes to the show. No new layoff count or separate round was identified.
- Meta - new reporting examines the company's earlier management reductions and subsequent rebuilding of some management roles. Other reports reference 499 earlier Seattle-area job cuts; no new September layoff round was identified.
- Oracle - additional reporting says the company increased expected costs for its 2026 restructuring plan by another $700 million, bringing the total to approximately $2.8 billion, largely tied to severance and job cuts. The reports point to additional layoffs, but do not provide a new employee count.