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Block layoffs

We've tracked 2 rounds of Block layoffs between Mar 2025 and Feb 2026, affecting 4,931 people in total. 81% of them lost their jobs in cuts that Block or credible reporting tied to AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

5K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

2

Mar 2025 → Feb 2026

AI-attributed

81%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −4,000AI · confirmed

    Jack Dorsey cut nearly half of Block's staff, taking the Square and Cash App owner from over 10,000 workers to just under 6,000, citing AI tools and smaller teams.

    About the figure: Reported as more than 4,000 employees, nearly half the workforce.

    Source: TechCrunch

  2. −931(8% of workforce)

    Block laid off 931 people, roughly 8% of staff; Jack Dorsey's email cited strategy, performance and a flatter hierarchy, and said the cuts were not about financial targets or replacing workers with AI.

    Source: TechCrunch

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