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Verizon layoffs

We've tracked 2 rounds of Verizon layoffs between Nov 2025 and Jul 2026, affecting 13,500 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

14K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

2

Nov 2025 → Jul 2026

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −500

    Verizon said it would sell 274 company owned stores and cut corporate jobs as part of its ongoing restructuring.

    About the figure: About 500 corporate layoffs; the page says the moves affect about 3,000 retail and corporate employees in total, including staff at stores being sold.

    Source: Reuters (via WSAU)

  2. −13,000(13% of workforce)

    Largest cut in company history as new CEO restructures non-union workforce.

    Source: CNBC

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