Google Layoffs

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in January 26, 2026. Approximately 1 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in January 26, 2026. Approximately 2 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in January 26, 2026. Approximately 3 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in January 26, 2026. Approximately 27 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in January 26, 2026. Approximately 24 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in January 26, 2026. Approximately 19 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in October 2, 2025. Approximately 50 roles were eliminated.

Source: sfchronicle.com

Google laid off approximately 100 employees from its Cloud division on October 1, 2025, according to CNBC. The cuts were limited to the Cloud unit and did not represent a broader company-wide reduction. Google Cloud has been one of Alphabet's fastest-growing segments, but like other major tech divisions it has continued to reorganize teams as the company directs more investment toward AI products and infrastructure. Further detail on the affected teams, any severance terms, or executive statements was not available from the source.

Reason: Cloud division restructuring

Source: cnbc.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in September 29, 2025. Approximately 9 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in September 29, 2025. Approximately 20 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in September 29, 2025. Approximately 1 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in September 29, 2025. Approximately 8 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in September 29, 2025. Approximately 4 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Sunnyvale, CA operations in September 29, 2025. Approximately 2 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in June 24, 2025. Approximately 75 roles were eliminated.

Source: theinformation.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in April 11, 2025.

Source: reuters.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in February 27, 2025.

Source: cnbc.com

Google cut at least 100 positions across its Cloud division in late May 2024, targeting the Go-To-Market group in Asia-Pacific, along with consulting, partner engineering, and sustainability teams. Some of the eliminated US roles were expected to be recreated in India and Mexico. CEO Sundar Pichai had previously told staff that job cuts would continue throughout the year, though "not on a large scale," citing "tough decisions aligned with evolving priorities." The move came despite strong Cloud financials: revenue had jumped 28% year-over-year to $9.57 billion in the most recent quarter, with operating income more than quadrupling to $900 million. The cuts reflected a broader shift in spending priorities toward artificial intelligence, a pattern repeated across Google's business units through 2024.

Reason: resource reallocation toward AI and cost efficiency

Source: businessinsider.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in May 10, 2024. Approximately 57 roles were eliminated.

Source: sfchronicle.com

Google eliminated roughly 200 positions in its "Core" engineering division in May 2024, moving a portion of those roles to lower-cost offices in Bangalore and Mexico City. The Core unit underpins the technical foundation of Google's flagship products, and the affected teams included the Python developer group, technical infrastructure, security foundation, and governance and data protection. A Google spokesperson described the changes as efforts "to become more efficient and work better, remove layers and align their resources to their biggest product priorities." The cuts landed just after a strong Q1 2024 earnings period, during which Google beat expectations, announced its first-ever cash dividend, and launched a $70 billion buyback program. The parallel decision to offshore security and data governance roles drew scrutiny from observers who noted the sensitivity of those functions under incoming AI regulations. No severance details were disclosed.

Reason: cost reduction; offshoring roles to lower-cost markets

Source: cnbc.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in April 30, 2024.

Source: techcrunch.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in April 17, 2024.

Source: reuters.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in January 22, 2024.

Source: bloomberg.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in January 16, 2024.

Source: businessinsider.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in January 10, 2024. Approximately 1,000 roles were eliminated.

Source: theverge.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its New York, NY operations in January 2, 2024. Approximately 3 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its New York, NY operations in January 2, 2024. Approximately 30 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its New York, NY operations in January 2, 2024. Approximately 181 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its New York, NY operations in January 2, 2024. Approximately 11 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in November 8, 2023.

Source: theinformation.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in October 18, 2023. Approximately 40 roles were eliminated.

Source: cnbc.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in September 13, 2023. Approximately 75 roles were eliminated.

Source: eastbaytimes.com

Alphabet said in January 2023 that it would lay off about 12,000 employees, roughly 6% of its workforce, the largest round of cuts in Google's history. In a memo, CEO Sundar Pichai took responsibility, saying the company had hired rapidly 'for a different economic reality' during the pandemic boom and now needed to refocus on its priorities, including AI. The reductions spanned regions, products, functions and seniority levels. Affected U.S. employees were offered severance starting at 16 weeks of pay plus two weeks for each additional year of service, along with accelerated equity vesting and several months of health coverage.

Reason: Over-hiring during the pandemic and a return to cost discipline.

Source: nytimes.com

Google disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its New York, NY operations in January 20, 2023. Approximately 887 roles were eliminated.

Reason: Layoff Permanent