US Layoffs Roundup (9/15/2026)
- IGN - layoffs hit multiple departments at the gaming and entertainment publication. Longtime hosts Seth Macy and Brian Altano were among those affected; the total number of employees laid off was not disclosed.
- Sionna Therapeutics - cutting 46% of its workforce as part of a strategic restructuring following a cystic fibrosis clinical trial setback.
- Des Moines - eliminating 43 city positions as part of budget cuts addressing a $17 million deficit. Twenty-eight positions are vacant, while 15 current employees are being laid off.
- Gardner-Webb University - eliminating 14 staffed positions as the North Carolina university responds to financial challenges.
- University of Vermont Health Network - announced additional job reductions amid financial pressures. Reporting indicates roughly 55 positions are affected.
- United Air Temp - follow-up reporting puts the planned mass layoff at 96 employees, nearly one-third of the Virginia-based HVAC, plumbing and electrical company's workforce.
- Uber - follow-up reporting provides local details on the company's previously announced 3,300-job reduction, with dozens of Bay Area employees affected and layoffs scheduled to take effect November 2.
- Portland Public Schools - recalled roughly half of the teachers who had recently received layoff notices, while some affected classrooms and employees remain in limbo.
- Kauai hotels - some hotels have begun laying off employees as disaster-related damage, power outages and reduced visitor activity affect the local tourism industry. The reports do not provide an overall employee count.
- New Jersey employers - nearly 270 workers across three companies face layoffs before the holidays, according to newly reported state layoff notices.
- Conifer Health - follow-up reporting confirms 1,037 employees tied to its Dallas operations will be affected by permanent layoffs effective November 2.
- Blizzard - follow-up reporting says employees continue to face layoffs despite recently securing a company-wide union contract. No new layoff count was provided.
- Ohio alcohol distributor - planned layoffs at Ohio locations have been delayed because of delays related to the closing of a transaction; the alert does not identify a new layoff date.
- Oracle - follow-up reporting confirms the company began another round of layoffs on September 14, with some U.S. employees receiving early-morning termination notices stating that September 14 was their last working day. The overall size of the round has not been disclosed. Separate reporting says more than 1,000 employees in India could also be affected.
- Amazon - confirmed nearly 500 employees are being laid off at its Port St. Lucie, Florida fulfillment center as the facility closes for renovations. Amazon plans to reopen the site in 2028.
- Amazon contractors - hundreds of workers supporting Amazon operations in the San Antonio area face layoffs expected between November 6 and November 19.