Uber Layoffs

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7
Layoff rounds
7,785
Employees laid off
Post-IPO
Funding stage
$24.7B
Total raised
UBER $70.71 ▼ 2.08%
close June 5, 2026

Uber has 7 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between May 6, 2020 and June 3, 2026. A total of about 7,785 employees were affected across these rounds.

Layoff history

June 3, 2026
Uber cut 1% of its workforce
1% of workforce Location SF Bay Area UBER +0.1% that day, +0.73% next day

Uber cut 23% of its people division, the group that handles human resources and recruitment, affecting well under 1% of a 34,000-person workforce. The company said the reduction was meant to tighten operations and eliminate overlapping responsibilities within the segment. Management explicitly denied that artificial intelligence drove the decision, even though Uber had recently put spending caps on AI tools.

Reason: Operational consolidation and organizational restructuring

Source: cnbc.com

June 21, 2023
Uber cut 200 employees
200 laid off Location SF Bay Area UBER +1.16% that day, +0.35% next day

Uber disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in June 21, 2023. Approximately 200 roles were eliminated.

Source: nasdaq.com

September 7, 2022
Uber cut 60 employees
60 laid off Location Vilnius UBER +3.95% that day, +2.16% next day

Uber disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Vilnius operations in September 7, 2022. Approximately 60 roles were eliminated.

Source: linkedin.com

June 12, 2020
Uber cut 225 employees (25% of staff)
225 laid off 25% of workforce Location Amsterdam

Uber disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Amsterdam operations in June 12, 2020. Approximately 225 roles were eliminated.

Source: dutchnews.nl

May 26, 2020
Uber cut 600 employees (23% of staff)
600 laid off 23% of workforce Location Bengaluru

Uber disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Bengaluru operations in May 26, 2020. Approximately 600 roles were eliminated.

Source: reuters.com

May 18, 2020
Uber cut 3,000 employees (13% of staff)
3,000 laid off 13% of workforce Location SF Bay Area

Uber disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in May 18, 2020. Approximately 3,000 roles were eliminated.

Source: layoffs.fyi

May 6, 2020
Uber cut 3,700 employees (14% of staff)
3,700 laid off 14% of workforce Location SF Bay Area

Uber disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in May 6, 2020. Approximately 3,700 roles were eliminated.

Source: layoffs.fyi

Data for Uber is compiled from public WARN Act filings and reporting linked above. See our methodology.