Panasonic Holdings

Manufacturing
Japan2 layoff rounds tracked
12,000

Total Jobs Cut

February 2026

Most Recent

10,000

Largest Single Layoff

No

AI Cited

Layoff Timeline

February 2026

2,000 jobs cut

Reason: Voluntary retirements and manufacturing restructuring

May 2025

10,000 jobs cut(4% of workforce)

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

About Manufacturing Layoffs

129,824

Total industry layoffs

19%

AI-cited events

Sources

Intellizence

Voluntary retirements and manufacturing restructuring

Japan Times

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

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