Manufacturing Layoffs

Comprehensive tracking of workforce reductions across the Manufacturing industry.

129,824

Total Jobs Cut

21

Companies Affected

4

AI-Cited Layoffs

47%

AI-Related Cuts

Companies

Foxconn

AI

China · Jun 2024

Electronics manufacturer replacing assembly workers with AI-guided robots

50,000

Boeing

United States · Nov 2025

10% of global workforce; financial and production difficulties; 2,200 in Washington State

17,000

Nestle

Switzerland · Oct 2025

Turnaround acceleration and global restructuring

16,000

Panasonic

Japan · May 2025

Declining profitability in core consumer electronics; 5000 in Japan, 5000 overseas

10,000

Siemens

Germany · Aug 2025

Part of broader German industrial restructuring wave

5,000

Dow

AI

United States · Jan 2026

AI-driven manufacturing optimization and restructuring

4,500

Dow

AI

United States · Jan 2026

Chemical manufacturing giant cuts jobs as focus shifts to AI

4,500

Flex

Singapore · Apr 2024

Electronics manufacturing services company restructuring

3,000

Nestle

Switzerland · Feb 2025

Consumer goods giant restructuring amid declining sales

3,000

STMicroelectronics

Switzerland · Jan 2026

Semiconductor downturn and automotive chip demand decline

3,000

SK Hynix

South Korea · Nov 2024

Memory chip maker restructuring during semiconductor downturn

2,000

Panasonic Holdings

Japan · Feb 2026

Voluntary retirements and manufacturing restructuring

2,000

ASML

Netherlands · Jan 2026

Semiconductor cycle downturn affecting lithography equipment maker

1,700

Sika

Switzerland · Oct 2025

Market weakness response in chemicals sector

1,500

Applied Materials

United States · Jan 2026

Semiconductor equipment maker adjusting to cycle downturn

1,500

ams-OSRAM

Austria · Jun 2025

Semiconductor and optical component maker restructuring

1,500

Applied Materials

AI

United States · Oct 2025

Automation and geographic shifts in semiconductor manufacturing

1,444

Algoma Steel

Canada · Dec 2025

Blast furnace closure and steel market restructuring

1,000

Lockheed Martin

United States · Oct 2025

180 in Greenville SC (10% local) + 300 in Fort Worth/Marietta/Palmdale; F-16 contract loss

480

Heineken

Netherlands · Oct 2025

Headquarters overhaul and cost optimization

400

Boeing Defense

United States · Feb 2026

Cuts from Boeing Defense, Space & Security division across various locations

300

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