With the overall economy slumping, the tech industry is taking its fair share of hits. We'll keep updating the chart below as news of company changes comes in. See our complete coverage of how the tech sector is faring here: Tracking the tech downturn.
| Company |
Date |
How many |
Further reading |
| MySpace |
06/16/2009 |
30 percent |
MySpace slashes head count by 30 percent |
| Seagate Technology |
05/13/2009 |
1,100 (2.5 percent) |
Seagate lays off 1,100 employees |
| Microsoft |
05/05/2009 |
3,000 |
Microsoft sends 2nd wave of layoff notices |
| Hutchinson Technology |
04/28/2009 |
2,000 in total (44 percent) |
Hutchinson Tech to cut more jobs |
| Freescale Semiconductor |
04/23/2009 |
900 |
Freescale to cut 900 jobs |
| Yahoo |
04/21/2009 |
675 (5 percent) |
Yahoo plans layoff after profit plunges |
| Toshiba |
04/17/2009 |
3,900 |
More job cuts at Toshiba |
| IDC |
04/17/2009 |
82 (5 percent) |
Analysis firm IDC cuts 5 percent of staff |
| Sony Ericsson |
04/17/2009 |
2,000 |
Sony Ericsson to lay off 2,000 more workers |
| Wired.com |
04/02/2009 |
3 (12 percent) |
Wired.com lays off 12 percent of staff |
| Agilent Technologies |
03/27/2009 |
2,700 |
Agilent laying off 2,700 |
| Google |
03/26/2009 |
200 |
Google cuts nearly 200 sales, marketing jobs |
| IBM |
03/26/2009 |
5,000 |
IBM job cuts hit applications services unit, says union |
| OptiSolar |
03/23/2009 |
200 |
OptiSolar closes plant |
| Energy Conversion Devices |
03/17/2009 |
70 |
Solar stocks go red as gear maker warns |
| Nokia |
03/17/2009 |
1,700 |
Nokia job cuts become reality |
| Spot Runner |
03/14/2009 |
60 |
Spot Runner...another 60 to lose jobs |
| National Semiconductor |
03/11/2009 |
1,725 (25 percent) |
National Semi to cut a fourth of workforce |
| Dell |
03/11/2009 |
unknown |
Layoffs to hit another Dell plant |
| RIAA |
02/26/2009 |
Up to 25 |
Sources: RIAA cuts up to 25 jobs |
| Enfatico |
02/25/2009 |
80 (8 percent) |
Dell ad agency Enfatico lays off workers |
| Nortel Networks |
02/25/2009 |
3,200 |
Nortel cuts another 3,200 jobs |
| Spansion |
02/23/2009 |
3,000 (35 percent) |
Spansion cuts 3,000 employees |
| Micron Technology |
02/23/2009 |
Up to 2,000 |
Micron to cut up to 2,000 more jobs |
| Google |
02/12/2009 |
40 |
Google scraps radio ads |
| Pioneer |
02/12/2009 |
10,000 |
Pioneer leaving the TV business |
| Nokia |
02/11/2009 |
410; 500-700 rotating |
Nokia cuts production, closes facility |
| Forrester |
02/09/2009 |
50 (5 percent) |
Forrester to lay off 5 percent |
| MPAA |
02/05/2009 |
unknown |
Source: 'Significant' layoffs at MPAA |
| Cisco Systems |
02/04/2009 |
Up to 2,000 |
Cisco: Making lemonade from economic lemons |
| Panasonic |
02/04/2009 |
15,000 |
Panasonic to cut 15,000 jobs |
| Electronic Arts |
02/03/2009 |
1,100 (11 percent) |
EA cutting 1,100 jobs |
| NEC |
01/30/2009 |
20,000 (13 percent) |
NEC to cut workforce by 20,000 |
| Novell |
01/30/2009 |
100 (3 percent) |
Novell lays off just under 100 workers |
| Teradyne |
01/30/2009 |
532 |
Boston.com: Teradyne will shed 532 jobs |
| Citrix Systems |
01/30/2009 |
490 (10 percent) |
Citrix to reduce staff by 10 percent |
| STMicroelectronics |
01/28/2009 |
4,500 |
STMicro reports loss, lays off 4,500 |
| AOL |
01/28/2009 |
700 |
AOL to lay off 700 employees |
| SAP |
01/28/2009 |
3,000 |
SAP plans job cuts, despite solid earnings |
| News Corp. |
01/26/2009 |
100 |
News Corp. lays off 5 percent at digital unit |
| Texas Instruments |
01/26/2009 |
12 percent |
Texas Instruments cutting jobs as profits plunge |
| Sprint Nextel |
01/26/2009 |
8,000 |
Sprint Nextel to cut 8,000 jobs |
| Philips |
01/26/2009 |
6,000 |
Philips to cut 6,000 jobs |
| IBM |
01/24/2009 |
More than 2,800 |
IBM quietly lays off North American staff |
| Microsoft |
01/22/2009 |
5,000 |
Microsoft cutting 5,000 jobs on weak results |
| Ericsson |
01/21/2009 |
5,000 (6 percent) |
Ericsson to cut 5,000 jobs |
| Logitech |
01/19/2009 |
550 to 600 |
Logitech to cut up to 600 jobs |
| AMD |
01/16/2009 |
1,100 (9 percent) |
AMD to trim 1,100 jobs, initiate temporary pay cuts |
| Autodesk |
01/15/2009 |
750 (10 percent) |
Autodesk to cut 750 jobs, lowers earnings outlook |
| Cymer |
01/15/2009 |
100 (10 percent) |
AP: Cymer to cut jobs, spending as demand plummets |
| Motorola |
01/14/2009 |
4,000 (6 percent) |
Motorola plans another round of layoffs |
| Plantronics |
01/14/2009 |
18 percent |
Plantronics to layoff 18% of global workforce |
| PlanetOut |
01/14/2009 |
50 percent |
Sources: Heavy layoffs at PlanetOut |
| Google |
01/14/2009 |
100 |
Google lays off 100 recruiters |
| Oracle |
01/14/2009 |
500 |
Report: Oracle cuts workforce by 500 |
| GreenFuel Technologies |
01/13/2009 |
19 (50 percent) |
Algae front-runner GreenFuel slashes staff |
| Lexmark |
01/13/2009 |
375 |
Bloomberg: Lexmark sales miss forecast; 375 job cuts planned |
| Seagate |
01/12/2009 |
800 (10 percent) |
Seagate replaces Watkins as CEO |
| Dell |
01/08/2009 |
1,900 |
Dell's Ireland plant to shed 1,900 jobs |
| Lenovo |
01/08/2009 |
2,500 (11 percent) |
Lenovo to cut 2,500 jobs amid restructuring |
| One Laptop Per Child |
01/07/2009 |
32 (50 percent) |
OLPC slashes workforce in half, cuts salaries |
| Motion Computing |
01/07/2009 |
30 (25 percent) |
Motion Computing cuts about 30 workers |
| EMC |
01/07/2009 |
2,400 (7 percent) |
EMC to cut 2,400 from workforce |
| Turning Technologies |
01/07/2009 |
31 |
Vindy.com: Turning Tech layoff hits 31 |
| Borland Software |
01/06/2009 |
130 (15 percent) |
VMware hires away Borland CEO |
| HelioVolt |
01/06/2009 |
15 |
Two Austin employers announce job cuts |
| LiveJournal |
01/06/2009 |
About 12 |
LiveJournal deletes 'about a dozen' jobs |
| Logitech |
01/06/2009 |
15 percent of salaried staff worldwide |
Logitech to slash 15 percent of workforce |
| Lenovo |
01/05/2009 |
200 staff in Beijing offices |
Lenovo rumored readying layoffs |
| Microsoft |
01/01/2009 |
Unknown |
Microsoft planning big layoffs for January? |
| AMD |
12/28/2008 |
100 additional, making 600 total since November |
AMD cites $70 million in fourth-quarter costs |
| Unisys |
12/22/2008 |
1,300; 4 percent |
Reuters: Unisys slashes 1,300 jobs |
| Western Digital |
12/17/2008 |
2,500; 5 percent |
Reuters: Western Digital warns on revenue, will cut jobs |
| Midway Games |
12/16/2008 |
180; 25 percent |
Reuters: Midway Games to cut jobs, take charge |
| Laird |
12/16/2008 |
5,000; nearly 50 percent |
Reuters: Laird announces 5,000 job losses as sales slump |
| WebMD |
12/16/2008 |
4 percent to 5 percent |
PaidContent: WebMD to cut up to 5% of staff |
| Gaia Interactive |
12/15/2008 |
13 percent |
VentureWire: Gaia lays off staff |
| Alcatel-Lucent |
12/12/2008 |
1,000 managers, 5,000 contractors |
Big revamp for Alcatel-Lucent, with Web 2.0 spin |
| CBS Interactive |
12/11/2008 |
Undisclosed |
All Things D: CBS Interactive/CNET Re-Org: The Complete Memo |
| SGI |
12/11/2008 |
225; 15 percent |
Silicon Graphics adjusts business plan |
| Yahoo |
12/10/2008 |
1,520 |
Yahoo pink slips issued, recruiters circling above |
| Sony |
12/09/2008 |
16,000 total |
Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers, 8,000 others |
| Netflix |
12/08/2008 |
50 people |
Neflix cuts 50 tech jobs; streaming issues linger |
| Level 3 Communications |
12/08/2008 |
450; 8 percent |
Denver Business Journal: Level 3 cutting 450 jobs |
| BMC Software |
12/05/2008 |
350 (6 percent) |
AP: BMC Software to cut 350 jobs, 6% of workforce |
| RealNetworks |
12/04/2008 |
130 (7 percent) |
Sources: Layoffs hit RealNetworks |
| Viacom |
12/04/2008 |
850 (7 percent) |
Viacom lays off 7 percent of workforce |
| AT&T |
12/04/2008 |
12,000 (4 percent) |
AT&T lays off 12,000 |
| Adobe |
12/03/2008 |
600 |
Adobe warns of shortfall, job cuts |
| Carlyle Group |
12/03/2008 |
about 100 (10 percent) |
Bloomberg: Carlyle Cuts 10% of Workers, Including U.S. LBO Jobs |
| Analog Devices |
12/03/2008 |
about 20 |
EE Times: Analog Devices shutters DSP design center
|
| Sage North America |
12/03/2008 |
150 |
Sage North America Reports 2008 Results |
| Gawker Media |
12/02/2008 |
"a few" |
Gawker Media's rolling layoffs continue |
| Intrinsyc |
12/01/2008 |
95 (30 percent) |
680 News: Intrinsyc cuts global workforce 30 percent |
| Fring |
11/27/2008 |
10 (20 percent) |
Fring cuts staff by 20 percent |
| Technorati |
11/25/2008 |
6 (12 percent) |
Technorati trims workforce, cuts pay |
| TiVo |
11/25/2008 |
7 percent |
TiVo profits from EchoStar litigation |
| Palm |
11/21/2008 |
up to 10 percent of 1,050 |
Palm orders layoffs as Apple and RIM take toll |
| Buzznet |
11/21/2008 |
10 (11 percent) |
Valleywag: Music community Buzznet lays off 10 |
| LodgeNet |
11/21/2008 |
170 |
Argus Leader: LodgeNet cutting jobs |
| Lam Research |
11/20/2008 |
600 (15 percent) |
Reuters: Chipmaker Lam Research cuts 600 jobs |
| Akamai |
11/20/2008 |
7 percent |
Akamai to cut 7 percent of workforce |
| Lawson Software |
11/19/2008 |
200 (5 percent) |
AP: Lawson Software shares tumble after job cuts |
| Pillar Data Systems |
11/18/2008 |
150 (30 percent) |
SJ Mercury News: Pillar Data Systems lays off 30% of staff |
| KLA-Tencor |
11/18/2008 |
900 (15 percent) |
SF Business Times: KLA-Tencor to cut 15% of people |
| Sun Microsystems |
11/14/2008 |
6,000 (15 percent to 18 percent) |
Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000 |
| Rearden Commerce |
11/14/2008 |
10 percent |
Valleywag: Rearden Commerce cuts 50 people |
| Applied Materials |
11/12/2008 |
1,800 (12 percent) |
Applied Materials cutting 12 percent of workforce |
| National Semi |
11/12/2008 |
330 |
Reuters: Nat Semi cuts revenue view, plans job cuts |
| Wired.com |
11/11/2008 |
3 of 28 |
Wired.com trims editorial staff by 10 percent |
| Current Media |
11/11/2008 |
20 percent |
Layoffs hit Al Gore's Current Media |
| Six Apart |
11/11/2008 |
8 percent |
Six Apart: Changes at Six Apart |
| Tucows |
11/11/2008 |
15 percent |
Restructuring at Tucows |
| Circuit City |
11/10/2008 |
20 percent |
Circuit City files for bankruptcy |
| BitTorrent |
11/10/2008 |
50 percent |
After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again |
| Insight |
11/10/2008 |
240 (4 percent) |
East Valley Tribune: Insight Enterprises lays off 240 |
| Honeywell |
11/07/2008 |
700 |
Phoenix Business Journal: Honeywell moving 700 jobs out of Phoenix |
| Zappos |
11/06/2008 |
8 percent |
Letter to Zappos employees |
| Veoh |
11/05/2008 |
20 (20 percent) |
Veoh lays off 20 percent of workforce |
| LinkedIn |
11/05/2008 |
36 (10 percent) |
LinkedIn slashes 10 percent of its workforce |
| Cadence |
11/05/2008 |
625 (12 percent) |
Cadence Design cuts 625 jobs |
| Anadigics |
11/05/2008 |
100 (15 percent) |
Anadigics cuts 15 percent of workforce |
| AMD |
11/05/2008 |
500 (3 percent) |
AMD slashes 500 more jobs |
| Nokia |
11/04/2008 |
600 |
Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat |
| THQ |
11/03/2008 |
4 to 5 studios |
Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios? |
| Tektronix |
11/03/2008 |
150 |
Tektronix announces fresh layoffs |
| Spot Runner |
11/03/2008 |
115 (about 30 percent) |
TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Runner |
| Nortel Networks |
11/03/2008 |
1,300 (5 percent) |
Nortel earnings tank |
| YouSendIt |
10/31/2008 |
20 percent |
VentureBeat: YouSendIt trims 20 percent of staff |
| Aliph |
10/31/2008 |
25 people |
Layoffs hit Bluetooth headset maker Aliph |
| Motorola |
10/30/2008 |
3,000 |
Motorola's struggle for survival |
| Freescale |
10/30/2008 |
2,400 (10 percent) |
Freescale dragged to loss; will lay off 10% |
| Symantec |
10/29/2008 |
4.5 percent cost savings |
Symantec layoffs coming |
| Avalanche Studios |
10/28/2008 |
77 of 160 |
Avalanche Studios lays off nearly half of staff |
| Revision3 |
10/27/2008 |
9 people, 5 shows |
Video start-up Revision3 joins the layoff club |
| Helium |
10/27/2008 |
30 percent of 110 |
F***dStartups: Helium.com huge layoff |
| BroadSoft |
10/24/2008 |
about 12 |
GigaOM: BroadSoft cuts jobs as sales slow |
| Comcast Spotlight |
10/24/2008 |
300+ of 3,500 |
Broadcasting & Cable: Comcast Spotlight cuts positions |
| ADC Telecoms |
10/23/2008 |
300-350 |
AP: ADC expects fiscal 2008 loss, plans job cuts |
| Xerox |
10/23/2008 |
3,000 |
Xerox to cut 3,000 jobs |
| Avid Technology |
10/23/2008 |
500 |
Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition... |
| Nokia |
11/04/2008 |
600 |
Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat |
| Tektronix |
11/03/2008 |
150 |
Tektronix announces fresh layoffs |
| Spot Runner |
11/03/2008 |
115 (about 30 percent) |
TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Ru |
| Circuit City |
11/03/2008 |
17 percent |
Circuit City to close 155 stores |
| THQ |
11/03/2008 |
4-5 studios |
Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios? |
| Break.com |
10/23/2008 |
11 of 80 |
Break.com lays off 11 |
| Eons |
10/23/2008 |
8 of about 33 |
The Boston Globe: Eons eliminates eight jobs |
| Dell |
10/22/2008 |
8,900 |
The Register: Dell: 'We will out-pace the rest of the industry' |
| SanDisk |
10/22/2008 |
TBA |
SanDisk layoffs in the works |
| ManiaTV |
10/22/2008 |
20 of 70 |
NewTeeVee: ManiaTV lays off 20, to reduce orig |
| iMeem |
10/22/2008 |
25 percent of 80 |
Imeem jumping on the layoff bandwagon |
| Mahalo |
10/22/2008 |
10 percent |
Calacanis.com: Tough times, hard decisions |
| HP |
10/22/2008 |
24,600 over three years |
HP to slash 24,600 jobs following EDS buy |
| Ticketmaster |
10/21/2008 |
35 percent |
F***edStartups: TicketMaster.com laying off 35% |
| Comcast |
10/21/2008 |
300 |
AP: Comcast to cut up to 300 jobs in eastern di |
| Manhattan Associates |
10/21/2008 |
6.5 percent |
Reuters: Manhattan Associates hit by slump |
| Softchoice |
10/20/2008 |
6.5 percent of 958 |
Toronto Star: Softchoice cuts staff by 6.5 percent |
| Veoh |
10/20/2008 |
0 |
UPDATE: Layoffs at Veoh, or not? |
| Wikia |
10/20/2008 |
3 |
UPDATE based on personal interview with Jimmy Wales |
| Autotrader |
10/20/2008 |
69 |
Orlando Business Times: Autotrader to close c |
| Texas Instruments |
10/20/2008 |
possibly 300 |
TXCN: Hundreds face pink slips at TI |
| Sony Ericsson |
10/17/2008 |
2,000 globally |
Bloomberg: Sony Ericsson Reports Smaller Loss Than Anticipated |
| Sprint |
10/17/2008 |
ongoing |
KMBC-TV: Sprint plans 'gradual layoffs' |
| Jaxtr |
10/17/2008 |
13 |
13 employees laid off at VoIP start-up Jaxtr |
| Zivity |
10/17/2008 |
33 percent |
Zivity lays off a third of staff |
| Zillow |
10/17/2008 |
25 percent |
Zillow lays off 25 percent of staff |
| SearchMe |
10/17/2008 |
20 percent |
Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 perce |
| Heavy |
10/17/2008 |
14 percent |
Downturn strikes again: Heavy lays off 14% |
| Lenovo |
10/17/2008 |
50 in Morrisville, N.C. |
WRAL: Lenovo to lay off 50 workers at Morrisville headq |
| MPC Computers |
10/17/2008 |
200 |
Idaho Business Review: Details released on MP |
| Hi5 |
10/16/2008 |
10 percent to 15 percent |
No Hi5's today |
| Sirius XM |
10/16/2008 |
50 |
Sirius XM makes cuts to XM in D.C. |
| Pandora |
10/16/2008 |
20 |
Pandora cuts 20 employees |
| Adbrite |
10/16/2008 |
40 percent |
'Layoffs are not a statement about performance' |
| Actel |
10/16/2008 |
10 percent |
EE Times: Actel cuts 10% of workforce |
| Tesla Motors |
10/15/2008 |
Detroit office |
Automaker lays off Detroit office with blog post |
| SkyRider |
10/15/2008 |
All |
P2P start-up SkyRider has shut down |
| Appcelerator |
10/15/2008 |
6 |
Tough times, tough decisions |
| Jive Software |
10/14/2008 |
33 percent |
Jive Software lays off 1/3 of staff |
| Redfin |
10/14/2008 |
20 percent |
Redfin blames economy in layoffs |
| Qimonda |
10/13/2008 |
3,000 |
Qimonda: Qimonda announces global restructuring program... |
| Seesmic |
10/10/2008 |
7 |
Tough times. Tough decisions |
| Lulu |
10/09/2008 |
24 |
Lulu cuts jobs as revenues slow |
| Micron |
10/09/2008 |
15 percent |
Micron to cut workforce by 15 percent, slash flash output |
| eBay |
10/06/2008 |
1,000 |
eBay buys Bill Me Later, lays off 1,000 |
| Gawker Media |
10/03/2008 |
14 percent |
Gawker Media to lay off 14 percent of editorial |
| Entellium |
10/03/2008 |
95 percent |
Workers get ax at software maker Entellium |
