Crunchbase counts at least 2,115 U.S. tech layoffs in early July

U.S. tech employers laid off or scheduled cuts for at least 2,115 workers in the weeks ended July 15, 2026, according to a Crunchbase News tally. The latest additions show foreign-based companies with large U.S. teams contributing to the cuts, while AI-related restructuring remains part of the explanation companies are giving investors and employees.

Crunchbase News said its tracker covers U.S.-based tech companies and companies headquartered elsewhere that have a sizable U.S. presence. The count is based on media reports, Crunchbase reporting, social media posts and layoffs.fyi, with headcount figures treated as estimates when companies do not confirm exact numbers.

Thomson Reuters plans engineering cuts

Toronto-based Thomson Reuters is the largest newly cited employer in the latest update. Reuters News, the company’s news and media division, reported that Thomson Reuters will cut about 500 engineering jobs in the near term.

A company representative told Reuters that Thomson Reuters expects to hire back roughly half that number over the next two years in senior and “AI-native” engineering roles. The company did not disclose in the Crunchbase update how those future roles would be distributed geographically, or whether the hiring would offset the near-term cuts on a net basis.

Samsung SDS Americas reported that 179 employees will be laid off from its Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, headquarters effective Oct. 1, according to NJ.com. The cuts are tied to the company’s planned move to Plano, Texas, by the end of the year, a relocation expected to affect about 1,000 workers.

Coursera also announced layoffs after completing its merger with Udemy, according to Crunchbase News. The number of affected employees was not specified. Crunchbase reported that Coursera and Udemy each had about 1,300 employees worldwide at the end of last year.

Layoff totals remain below the 2023 peak

Crunchbase News counted about 127,000 layoffs at U.S.-based tech companies in 2025. That compares with at least 95,667 workers in 2024, more than 191,000 workers in 2023, and more than 93,000 roles cut in 2022.

The largest 2025 workforce reductions in the tracker were Intel with 27,159 roles, Microsoft with 15,387, Verizon with 15,000 and Amazon with 14,709. The tracker covers both public tech companies and venture-backed startups, so the figures mix restructuring at mature employers with cash-preservation cuts at private companies.

Crunchbase News added 15 companies to the tracker in the latest update: Alarum, Coursera, Darrow, Elementor, Equip Health, GoKwik, Hotmart, Mews, MyHeritage, OpenText, PokerStars, Rapid7, Samsung SDS Americas, Thomson Reuters and Yield Guild Games.

The broader pattern has been consistent since the 2022 market correction. Large employers have cited slower growth, post-pandemic overhiring and cost cuts. Startups have cut staff as venture funding fell from the 2021 peak and valuations became harder to defend. AI is now another stated reason for reshaping teams, though the disclosed numbers still show conventional workforce reduction more clearly than any clean transition into new AI hiring.

This story draws on original reporting from Crunchbase News.