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Cisco layoffs
We've tracked 4 rounds of Cisco layoffs between Nov 2022 and May 2026, affecting 18,250 people in total. 54% of them lost their jobs in cuts that Cisco or credible reporting tied to AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.
People affected
18K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
4
Nov 2022 → May 2026
AI-attributed
54%
Of affected people
Every tracked announcement
- −4,000(5% of workforce)AI · confirmed
Announced fewer than 4,000 job cuts, under 5% of staff, alongside record quarterly revenue, with investment moving to silicon, optics, security and employees' use of AI.
Source: Cisco
- −5,900(7% of workforce)AI · likely
Cisco announced a restructuring affecting about 7% of its workforce, its second round of cuts in 2024, to 'invest in key growth opportunities and drive more efficiencies'; it gave no headcount, which AP estimated at about 5,900.
Source: AP (via CBS News)
- −4,250(5% of workforce)
Restructuring announced alongside quarterly results, the first of two Cisco cuts in 2024.
About the figure: Cisco announced 5%; the 4,250 figure is CNBC's stated equivalent.
Source: CNBC
- −4,100(5% of workforce)
Announced with quarterly earnings as a restructuring to 'rebalance the organization'; Cisco's filings give only the share, about 5% of its global workforce, and the 4,100 figure comes from press reports.
Source: Computerworld
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