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Target layoffs

We've tracked 2 rounds of Target layoffs between Oct 2025 and Feb 2026, affecting 2,300 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

2K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

2

Oct 2025 → Feb 2026

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −500

    Target cut roles at distribution centers and regional offices while putting more money into store staffing hours.

    Source: CNBC

  2. −1,800(8% of workforce)

    Target cut about 1,800 corporate roles, around 8% of its headquarters team, made up of about 1,000 layoffs and 800 open positions that will not be filled; it was its first major round of layoffs in a decade.

    Source: CNBC

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