Manufacturing Layoffs
Comprehensive tracking of workforce reductions across the Manufacturing industry.
Total Jobs Cut
Companies Affected
AI-Cited Layoffs
AI-Related Cuts
Companies
Foxconn
AIChina · Jun 2024
Electronics manufacturer replacing assembly workers with AI-guided robots
Boeing
United States · Nov 2025
10% of global workforce; financial and production difficulties; 2,200 in Washington State
Nestle
Switzerland · Oct 2025
Turnaround acceleration and global restructuring
Panasonic
Japan · May 2025
Declining profitability in core consumer electronics; 5000 in Japan, 5000 overseas
Siemens
Germany · Aug 2025
Part of broader German industrial restructuring wave
Dow
AIUnited States · Jan 2026
Chemical manufacturing giant cuts jobs as focus shifts to AI
Dow
AIUnited States · Jan 2026
AI-driven manufacturing optimization and restructuring
Flex
Singapore · Apr 2024
Electronics manufacturing services company restructuring
Nestle
Switzerland · Feb 2025
Consumer goods giant restructuring amid declining sales
STMicroelectronics
Switzerland · Jan 2026
Semiconductor downturn and automotive chip demand decline
Panasonic Holdings
Japan · Feb 2026
Voluntary retirements and manufacturing restructuring
SK Hynix
South Korea · Nov 2024
Memory chip maker restructuring during semiconductor downturn
ASML
Netherlands · Jan 2026
Semiconductor cycle downturn affecting lithography equipment maker
Sika
Switzerland · Oct 2025
Market weakness response in chemicals sector
ams-OSRAM
Austria · Jun 2025
Semiconductor and optical component maker restructuring
Applied Materials
United States · Jan 2026
Semiconductor equipment maker adjusting to cycle downturn
Applied Materials
AIUnited States · Oct 2025
Automation and geographic shifts in semiconductor manufacturing
Algoma Steel
Canada · Dec 2025
Blast furnace closure and steel market restructuring
Lockheed Martin
United States · Oct 2025
180 in Greenville SC (10% local) + 300 in Fort Worth/Marietta/Palmdale; F-16 contract loss
Heineken
Netherlands · Oct 2025
Headquarters overhaul and cost optimization
Boeing Defense
United States · Feb 2026
Cuts from Boeing Defense, Space & Security division across various locations
Tata Electronics (Semiconductor)
India · Jul 2025
Restructuring of legacy electronics division as Tata pivots to semiconductor fab manufacturing
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