Apple Layoffs
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Apple has 7 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between January 15, 2016 and April 23, 2026. A total of about 820 employees were affected across these rounds.
Layoff history
Apple disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Escondido, CA operations in April 23, 2026. Approximately 57 roles were eliminated.
Reason: Closure Permanent
Apple disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in November 24, 2024.
Source: bloomberg.com
In late August 2024, Apple cut roughly 100 positions within its digital services group, primarily targeting the team behind the Apple Books app and the Books store. The Apple News team was also affected, along with staff on other services. Books has long underperformed against Amazon's Kindle ecosystem since Steve Jobs introduced it alongside the original iPad in 2010, and the cuts signal the company is deprioritizing further investment in it. No executive quotes were disclosed. The reduction is small relative to Apple's overall headcount, but notable given services accounted for 28% of the company's most recent quarterly revenue at the time, reflecting a selective shift in where the division allocates engineering resources.
Reason: Shift in product priorities within digital services group
Source: bloomberg.com
After killing its decade-long electric vehicle project in late February 2024, Apple laid off 614 workers across eight Santa Clara locations in early April, marking the company's first major round of job cuts since the pandemic. Most affected employees had been working on "Project Titan," the internal codename for the car effort that Apple began in 2014. A smaller group came from a separate initiative to develop next-generation displays for Apple Watch and other devices. Notifications went out March 28, with the terminations taking effect May 27. Some surviving Project Titan engineers were reassigned to generative AI work. Apple did not comment publicly on the specifics, and no severance details were disclosed in the WARN filing submitted to California's Employment Development Department.
Reason: Cancellation of electric vehicle project and next-generation display initiative
Source: bloomberg.com
Apple disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in February 27, 2024.
Source: techcrunch.com
Apple disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in April 3, 2023.
Source: bloomberg.com
Apple disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its New York, NY operations in January 15, 2016. Approximately 49 roles were eliminated.
Reason: N/A
Data for Apple is compiled from public WARN Act filings and reporting linked above. See our methodology.