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According to newly released Office of Inspector General Report, USDA lost more than 18% of its staff between January and June.
On Jan. 11, the department had 110,384 employees. Between Jan. 12 and June 14, a total of 20,306 employees left USDA.
https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/usda-shed-nearly-20-of-its-workforce-in-2025
This CIO has not only gutted the workforce, but also the systems. Poor culture thrives, and online articles are the focus versus getting the business to be effective through delivery and commitment. Get someone effective in Singapore to replace this jo**r.
Consulting companies for modern tech recommend 1000 per billion revenue, that would mean 5000-6000 employees
The math doesn't work and selling 25% of the company won't be enough. For anyone left there will be massive layoffs
This year’s job market has taken a hit across industries, as higher retail costs led to weaker consumer demand and concerns continued to mount over how artificial intelligence will affect future job creation.
Looking closer at the U.S. Department of Labor’s most recent jobs report in November, the overall economy created 64,000 jobs last month, while unemployment rose to 4.6 percent its highest level since September 2021.
As for footwear, some companies were not so fortunate this year, having to resort to saving their bottom lines by cutting staff. As FN looks back on the year, here are the seven biggest footwear layoffs of 2025.
The reduction comes on top of 500 jobs cut in March and means the company will have slashed around 20 percent of its corporate workforce this year.
The cuts come as the German activewear firm blamed a strategic “reset” as it navigates “several company-specific challenges, including muted brand momentum, elevated inventory levels across the trade and low quality of distribution.”
Measures taken so far, including stock take backs and reduced promotional activity, impacted Puma’s performance in the third quarter, both at wholesale and in its own stores and online sales, the company explained.
The move comes after president and chief executive officer Elliott Hill raised the possibility of layoffs in June during Nike’s earnings report for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Nike told Footwear News that 1 percent of its corporate employees will be let go. An email from the company’s leadership team informed employees of the realignment.
“Change can be difficult. It can also be what sharpens the edge, aligns the team and sets up the win,” the email, signed by Hill and members of the senior leadership team, said. “And the ‘W’ is ours to take, embracing an athlete mindset that leads with passion, commitment and determination.”
The rep also noted that the reorganization has impacted approximately 400 employees globally, across VF’s brands and throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia regions.
The round of layoffs in May come a few months after VF announced further job cuts in new “reorganization” efforts back in January. At the time, the company did not confirm the total number of employees that were affected.
On the company’s fourth quarter earnings call with analysts, Gulden said that these roles are “obsolete” after undergoing a strategic review to simplify operations at Adidas’ Herzogenaurach, Germany, headquarters. Adidas has around 62,000 employees around the globe, Gulden noted on the call.
This confirmation comes after an Adidas representative told FN in January that Adidas was looking into cutting jobs. The rep told FN that these cuts were are not part of a cost savings program but instead are aimed at “reducing complexity and ensure sustainable success in the future.”
The filing noted that it ended fiscal 2024 with 6,161 employees, down from 7,413 in fiscal 2023. It also stated that approximately 220 of those eliminated roles were global corporate positions.
In a statement sent to FN in July, a Clarks representative said that 2024 was “a year of challenging market conditions which had an impact on global performance.”
“At Schuh, our people have and always will be our most important asset,” Temple said in a statement sent to FN at the time. “Due to ongoing challenging economic conditions and rising costs, we have made the difficult decision to restructure our business. We are going through a voluntary redundancy process in some areas of business.”
While the exact number of employees affected by these cuts are unknown, Temple added that he will not be commenting any further “in the interest of respecting our employees during this time.”
REI Co-op Shutters Its Experiences Business After Nearly 40 Years
After nearly 40 years, REI Co-op shuttered its Experiences adventure travel business in January. With this move, 428 employees — including 180 people in full-time roles and 248 part-time guides — will be laid off.
“We have gone through many iterations and have explored multiple options to keep this business up and running to preserve jobs. We’ve held out as long as possible, but the fact remains that Experiences is an unprofitable business for the co-op, and we must adjust course,” REI chief executive officer Eric Artz said in a note to employees that was shared with FN.
Will they shut both the fuel pad and locomotive shop or just the shop?
The IRS is moving about 1,000 IT employees out of its tech shop, as part of a reorganization plan that’s been underway for months.
Impacted employees say they have few details about what work they’ll be doing, and have been told by the agency to instead “focus on completing an orderly transition of your current work.” The notice they received last week states that they will no longer be working on IRS IT projects.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2025/12/irs-moves-1000-it-employees-out-of-its-tech-shop-with-few-clear-signs-of-what-work-theyll-do-next/
https://www.trains.com/pro/mechanical/merged-railroads-anticipate-no-locomotive-purchases-some-shop-to-be-idled/
A logistics company announced plans for layoffs. The workforce reductions are slated to occur in Georgia. This decision comes after the company lost a major contract. The exact number of affected employees was not specified in the headline. No particular city within Georgia was mentioned as the location for these job cuts.
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2025/12/19/comprehensive-logistics-georgia-layoffs.html
And how many will be laid off next year?
Today I heard from a source that's been pretty accurate so far that another 8,000 might be shown the door in February. Can it be?
“Streamlining” will make more jobs disappear. On top of that, macro conditions are only getting worse, so even solid plans would struggle, and the current one definitely isn’t all that great. Our jobs were never guaranteed, but they’re becoming even more uncertain now. I feel for the people who were let go this round. The rest of us should stay alert and prepare ourselves for what’s likely coming next.
Does anyone know current employee headcount? Is there a number they're trying to reach with layoffs?
So Xerox is trying to send all jobs to foreign countries and just leave SLT here in USA for their high wage, when in actuality their jobs should be farmed out for lower wages and better ability.
So think about this, force them to collapse, just walk out, all employees, and they have nothing, no more $14M comp. They will let you go with no severance anyways, let them get the same. Just like a union strike.
They deserve nothing.
January layoffs will be massive. Especially in GD where expected cuts in workforce will be between 20 to 30% from each teams. Mostly ranging from A2 to AVP level.
This is about the time LPL announces their annual holiday round of layoffs…
Yesterday, leadership stated that individual contributors will remain the primary model moving forward, and the entire organizational hierarchy is under review. There's talk from the C-suite about increasing the number of doors per RDM to between 20 and 30. At the same time, it appears they're planning to reduce the workforce by at least 20%, which would effectively double (and in some cases triple) the workload for remaining individual contributors. This comes at a time when these teams are already significantly reduced and stretched thin. It's frustrating to hear executives celebrate strong performance while simultaneously pushing for deep staff cuts. This feels like pure corporate greed on T-Mobile's part.
Anyone cut today !
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-nih-races-fill-nearly-half-its-top-roles-after-wave-departures-2025-12-17/
Do we have an idea of timing for this “leaner workforce”? Will it be slow throughout the year or a big hit in January?
Oshkosh Corporation to Lay Off 160 Plant Workers
Oshkosh Corporation plans to lay off employees. A total of 160 plant workers are set to be affected. The layoffs impact production areas at the Oregon Street plant in Oshkosh. The company reported a $52.8 million decline in third-quarter sales. Union leadership also cited the loss of a military contract and USPS truck production in South Carolina.
According to Volvo Group North America, the Hagerstown plant will be laying off 97 production technicians, effective January 5th. The plant, Volvo said in a statement, is adjusting “staffing to reflect ongoing weakness in the North American truck market.”
https://tristatealert.com/volvo-mack-trucks-in-hagerstown-to-lay-off-nearly-100-jobs-by-january/
Amazon is laying off 370 employees at its European headquarters.
These cuts represent about 8.5 percent of the workforce at that location. The layoffs primarily affect software developers as AI increasingly handles coding tasks. Amazon cited "business needs and local strategies" as the reason for these adjustments. This move follows broader company-wide workforce reductions and a deeper embrace of AI.
Looking back, it seems that fewer people were cut this year compared to recent ones. Yes, there were layoffs, but not as many as last and previous years. Curious if others are seeing the same thing.
Any insight to rifs being talked about on Dec 16 or Dec 18? What parts of wellmed will be affected?
Don’t teams need a minimum of six? On my site many are down to four and many of the ones that aren’t they are having managers plan to cut down to that. This is in research. When will managers get cut? Didn’t see any in last round get cut and none through PIP either
Discussing a 10% workforce reduction in non-client-facing departments.
Chubb plans to cut workforce massively thanks to automation. Is AIG going to follow? We have cut a lot already but automation isn't our cup of tea for now, let's be real. Can we compete in the market with our present level of costs? I wish good luck and happy Christmas to everyone, I hope 2026 will be ok.
“Win Now” assumes a stable foundation. Many here question whether the organization is repairable, and others note it has yet to stabilize. Since the comeback strategy began, repeated executive turnover and workforce reductions make the end state hard to understand.
When integrity feels absent, professionals have to anchor to personal values—knowing when to stay, help, or move on without bitterness. The harder question is why so many remain while clearly unhappy.
If anyone has firsthand layoff experience or concrete insight that could help others make informed career decisions, it would be valuable. Merry Christmas.
These workforce cuts are creating a deeper problem that isn't being discussed. We haven't been attracting top-tier talent for a long time because the word is out about how things work here. By letting some of our most capable people go and filling spots with unprepared new hires, PepsoCo is slowly dismantling its own future.
I guess I was wrong.
Tennessee is projected to see more than 8,500 layoffs in 2025, nearly a 19% increase compared to 2024. The forecast points to a growing trend of job cuts statewide, without naming any specific companies. Instead, it highlights a broader impact on Tennessee’s employment landscape.
https://fox17.com/news/local/more-than-8500-layoffs-hit-tennessee-in-2025-nearly-19-percent-increase-from-2024-davidson-maury-putnam-williamson-wilson-county-warn-notices-department-labor-workforce-development-economy-tariffs
This needs to be stop.
Can you be more transparent and honest?
Just asking.
I have been with Nike for a bit longer than 2 years. If I recall correctly, the rolling layoffs started just 3 months after I arrived at Nike! Since then, I have lost so many senior colleagues including a 10-year veteran , 18-year veteran and some one with 8 years at Nike. A handful of them also resigned.... I am constantly worried for my job security and if I have a job tomorrow. I am breadwinner with a mortgage....I don't know how much I could keep it together