layoff
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San José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Challenger Gray’s broad report on job losses, not all of them based in the U.S., showed the largest layoff total last month since 2020—97,000 layoffs.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Robinhood had announced a layoff of around 7% of its employees — about 150 people — in June 2023, as the company looked to adjust its workforce to trading volumes and better align team structures.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
The five-week program, which is free of charge and guarantees a job, follows a recent layoff of 8,000 employees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Francie had been working two weeks when the layoff came.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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